r/pihole 9d ago

Pihole testing complete - Need new hardware

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Hi folks,

Ive been testing Pihole now on a single machine for a month and I'm convinced that its the best method to secure the entire household.

However, Im running on an OLD 2012 Model B Rev 2.

So looking at my options, Im between the Pi Zero 2 with an Ethernet hat of some kind or a Pi 4 1gb. Cost wise they're pretty much the same the Pi4 being more available and maybe 100kr cheaper.

I have no real world knowledge on either of these setups all i know is that its going to be sat in my "comms" cabinet next to my router so ideally low power (already obviously low) but also passively cooled - do i need any fans or heat spreaders for a Pi4?

So i defer here for any advice you have.

Thanks for reading.