Pi-hole VPS hosting.

Pi-hole itself is free and open-source software, so the only thing you pay for is the VPS it runs on. The pricing section on this page shows live prices for every plan straight from the shop. Plans scale by RAM, CPU and storage, and you choose your billing period at checkout. You can cancel anytime; the cancellation takes effect at the end of the current term.

Yes. Pi-hole runs on any Linux machine, including a VM or a VPS. On a Pi-hole VPS it runs as a Docker container deployed through Coolify, so there's no hardware to buy, no SD card to flash and no device at home that can fail. Because the VPS sits in a data center, it stays online around the clock, even when your home power or router doesn't.

Order a VPS, open the app marketplace in your ZapX panel and deploy Pi-hole through Coolify in one click. Then set an admin password, limit DNS access to your own IP or a VPN, and point your router, individual devices or VPN clients at your VPS as their DNS server. Learn more about One-Click Apps

• Deploy Pi-hole from the Coolify marketplace
• Restrict DNS to your own IP or a VPN
• Set your VPS as DNS server on your router or devices

Pi-hole on its own is very lightweight and handles a whole household's DNS traffic with little memory. Coolify and any extra apps you run next to it also use RAM, so if you plan to add Unbound, a VPN or other self-hosted services, pick a plan with some headroom. The specs of every plan are listed in the shop.

Yes, and that's one of the main reasons to run Pi-hole on a VPS instead of at home. With full root access you can set up WireGuard or Tailscale on the same VPS and connect your phone to it. Your DNS queries then travel through the encrypted tunnel to Pi-hole, so ads and trackers stay blocked on mobile data, hotel Wi-Fi or anywhere else.

Yes, as long as your DNS isn't open to the whole internet. An open resolver can be abused for attacks, so restrict DNS with firewall rules to your own IP addresses or only allow it through a VPN like WireGuard. Protect the Pi-hole dashboard with a strong password and keep the container updated. DDoS protection for your VPS is included. How to manage your VPS firewall

Usually not. Blocked ads and trackers mean pages have less to load, and Pi-hole caches answers so repeated lookups come back instantly. Each new lookup does travel to your VPS, so pick a location close to you: there are locations in Europe and America, and many users in North America start with Ashburn, Dallas or Los Angeles.

If Pi-hole is unreachable, devices that only use it for DNS can't resolve websites until it's back. A VPS in a data center runs 24/7, which avoids typical home issues like power cuts or a dead SD card. Every VPS also gets a daily automatic Backup; with the ZapX Pass you can view and restore those Backups and create manual Backups and snapshots.

Yes. With full root access you can run Unbound next to Pi-hole, for example as a second container, and set it as Pi-hole's only upstream DNS server. Pi-hole then resolves domains directly from the root servers instead of forwarding everything to one public resolver, which keeps your browsing history out of a single provider's logs. Connect to your VPS via SSH

You choose the billing period when you order: 3, 30, 90, 180 or 365 days. Longer periods mean fewer renewals, while shorter ones let you try Pi-hole on a VPS first. You can cancel anytime, and the cancellation takes effect at the end of the current term.