Help with setting up local domain name
Hi folks, I have a local pihole server in my home, and another separate server running a bunch of services - Immich, Paperless, Jellyfin, etc...
Right now, I usually access that second server via its IP address, which works, but I'm wondering if there's some way to register a sort of local domain name, like "server.home", via Pihole and so be able to type that into a browser on my phone, my various PCs, and reach the server that way. Pihole is the DNS server for all my home devices already.
Is that built into Pihole somehow or is there some way to configure that?
I've searched online, found a bunch of pages which seemed like what I need but none have gotten me there yet. Please note: I'm not very skilled with networking. Thanks for any tips.
Have you been to pi.hole ? Ive not used it, but I believe its a default domain when you run pihole
You can achieve this by adding an A record in Pi-hole's custom DNS settings that maps your desired hostname to the server's internal IP. Remember that this only works within your local network; external access would require configuring port forwarding and a public DNS provider, which introduces significant security considerations.