AI agents & screen readers: for a machine-readable, text-only catalogue, start at /llms.txt. Products are available as Markdown (/products.md, /products/{handle}.md) and JSON (/products.json, /products/{handle}.json).
Store

Updating Pi-hole

Maintenance and Monitoring

Updating Pi-hole via the web admin

Updating Pi-hole through the web admin interface is typically straightforward:

  1. Access your Pi-hole web interface (usually at http://pi.hole/admin or your Pi-hole's IP address)
  2. Log in if required
  3. Go to Settings (gear icon) 4.Navigate to the System tab
  4. Update Pi-hole:
    • Scroll down to the Pi-hole Updates section.
    • Click the Update Pi-hole button if an update is available.

Updating Pi-hole via the command line

SSH into your Pi-hole server or open a terminal if you’re directly connected. Run the command pihole -up.

You can verify the update is complete, or check the version by using the command: pihole -v

Something here not working for you? Ask in the community — other makers and the Little Bird team read it.

Search The Pi-Hole Book

Type a word or phrase to search all 74 pages.

Ask The Pi-Hole Book

Answers come from this book only.

Talk to The Pi-Hole Book

Ask it out loud and it answers in your ear, from this book's own pages — the right command, the right setting, and the page it came from.

Unlock the tutor

Already bought it, or had an account on books.littlebird.com.au? Sign in.

Maddy, co-founder of Little Bird

Need help? We're here for you!

Hi, I'm Maddy. My team and I are ready to help with your order or any questions.