Network-wide ad and tracker blocking DNS server. Covers all devices on your network with no client-side software — includes DoH, DoT, DoQ, and a built-in DHCP server.
| Port | 3000 |
| Registry | ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome |
| Source | https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome |
| Website | https://adguard.com/adguard-home.html |
| Tag | Description | Best For |
|---|---|---|
latest |
FreeBSD Port. Built from FreeBSD packages. | Most users — recommended. |
pkg |
FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages. | Production stability. |
pkg-latest |
FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates. | Staying current. |
Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.
services:
adguardhome:
image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latest"
container_name: adguardhome
environment:
- PUID=1000 # User ID for the application process
- PGID=1000 # Group ID for the application process
- TZ=UTC # Timezone for the container
volumes:
- "/path/to/containers/adguardhome/conf:/opt/adguardhome/conf"
- "/path/to/containers/adguardhome/work:/opt/adguardhome/work"
ports:
- "3000:3000"
- "53:53"
- "53:53"
- "67:67"
- "68:68"
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
- "443:443"
- "784:784"
- "853:853"
- "853:853"
- "5443:5443"
- "5443:5443"
- "6060:6060"
- "8853:8853"
# always (not unless-stopped) so FreeBSD's podman rc.d auto-starts it at boot
restart: alwaysSave as compose.yaml, then run podman-compose up -d.
.env:
# .env
DIRECTOR_PROJECT=adguardhome
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC
appjail-director.yml:
# appjail-director.yml
options:
- virtualnet: ':<random> default'
- nat:
services:
adguardhome:
name: adguardhome
options:
- container: 'boot args:--pull'
- expose: '3000:3000 proto:tcp'
- expose: '53:53 proto:tcp'
- expose: '53:53 proto:udp'
- expose: '67:67 proto:udp'
- expose: '68:68 proto:udp'
- expose: '80:80 proto:tcp'
- expose: '443:443 proto:tcp'
- expose: '443:443 proto:udp'
- expose: '784:784 proto:udp'
- expose: '853:853 proto:tcp'
- expose: '853:853 proto:udp'
- expose: '5443:5443 proto:tcp'
- expose: '5443:5443 proto:udp'
- expose: '6060:6060 proto:tcp'
- expose: '8853:8853 proto:udp'
oci:
user: root
environment:
- PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
- PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
- TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
volumes:
- adguardhome_conf: /opt/adguardhome/conf
- adguardhome_work: /opt/adguardhome/work
volumes:
adguardhome_conf:
device: '/path/to/containers/adguardhome/conf'
adguardhome_work:
device: '/path/to/containers/adguardhome/work'Makejail:
# Makejail
ARG tag=latest
OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:${tag}
Save the files above, then run appjail-director up.
Note: Exposing ports in AppJail means that your service can be reached from remote hosts. If that is not your intention, do not expose the ports and communicate with the service using the IPv4 address assigned by the virtual network.
podman run -d --name adguardhome \
-p 3000:3000 \
-p 53:53 \
-p 53:53 \
-p 67:67 \
-p 68:68 \
-p 80:80 \
-p 443:443 \
-p 443:443 \
-p 784:784 \
-p 853:853 \
-p 853:853 \
-p 5443:5443 \
-p 5443:5443 \
-p 6060:6060 \
-p 8853:8853 \
-e PUID=1000 \
-e PGID=1000 \
-e TZ=UTC \
-v /path/to/containers/adguardhome/conf:/opt/adguardhome/conf \
-v /path/to/containers/adguardhome/work:/opt/adguardhome/work \
ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latestSave as run.sh, then run sh run.sh.
appjail oci run -Pd \
-o overwrite=force \
-o container="args:--pull" \
-o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
-o nat \
-o expose="3000:3000 proto:tcp" \
-o expose="53:53 proto:tcp" \
-o expose="53:53 proto:udp" \
-o expose="67:67 proto:udp" \
-o expose="68:68 proto:udp" \
-o expose="80:80 proto:tcp" \
-o expose="443:443 proto:tcp" \
-o expose="443:443 proto:udp" \
-o expose="784:784 proto:udp" \
-o expose="853:853 proto:tcp" \
-o expose="853:853 proto:udp" \
-o expose="5443:5443 proto:tcp" \
-o expose="5443:5443 proto:udp" \
-o expose="6060:6060 proto:tcp" \
-o expose="8853:8853 proto:udp" \
-e PUID=1000 \
-e PGID=1000 \
-e TZ=UTC \
-o fstab="/path/to/containers/adguardhome/conf /opt/adguardhome/conf <pseudofs>" \
-o fstab="/path/to/containers/adguardhome/work /opt/adguardhome/work <pseudofs>" \
ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latest adguardhomeSave as run.sh, then run sh run.sh.
Note: Exposing ports in AppJail means that your service can be reached from remote hosts. If that is not your intention, do not expose the ports and communicate with the service using the IPv4 address assigned by the virtual network.
Warning
Bastille's OCI support is experimental. It requires buildah, shares the host network stack (inherit), and persists image-declared volumes under --data-path.
services:
adguardhome:
image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latest"
container_name: adguardhome
network_mode: host # jail shares host networking
environment:
- PUID=1000
- PGID=1000
- TZ=UTCSave as podman-compose.yml, then run bastille up. Or via CLI:
bastille create -O \
--env PUID=1000 \
--env PGID=1000 \
--env TZ=UTC \
--data-path /path/to/containers/adguardhome \
adguardhome ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latest inherit- name: Deploy adguardhome
containers.podman.podman_container:
name: adguardhome
image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latest"
state: started
restart_policy: always
env:
PUID: "1000"
PGID: "1000"
TZ: "UTC"
ports:
- "3000:3000"
- "53:53"
- "53:53"
- "67:67"
- "68:68"
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
- "443:443"
- "784:784"
- "853:853"
- "853:853"
- "5443:5443"
- "5443:5443"
- "6060:6060"
- "8853:8853"
volumes:
- "/path/to/containers/adguardhome/conf:/opt/adguardhome/conf"
- "/path/to/containers/adguardhome/work:/opt/adguardhome/work"Save as adguardhome-deploy.yaml, then run ansible-playbook adguardhome-deploy.yaml.
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
PUID |
1000 |
User ID for the application process |
PGID |
1000 |
Group ID for the application process |
TZ |
UTC |
Timezone for the container |
| Path | Description |
|---|---|
/opt/adguardhome/conf |
Configuration files |
/opt/adguardhome/work |
Work directory (database, logs, data) |
| Port | Protocol | Description |
|---|---|---|
3000 |
TCP | Web UI (Setup/Admin) |
53 |
TCP | DNS (TCP/UDP) |
53 |
UDP | DNS (TCP/UDP) |
67 |
UDP | |
68 |
UDP | |
80 |
TCP | HTTP |
443 |
TCP | HTTPS / DNS-over-HTTPS (TCP/UDP) |
443 |
UDP | HTTPS / DNS-over-HTTPS (TCP/UDP) |
784 |
UDP | |
853 |
TCP | DNS-over-TLS (TCP/UDP) |
853 |
UDP | DNS-over-TLS (TCP/UDP) |
5443 |
TCP | DNS-over-HTTPS (TCP/UDP) |
5443 |
UDP | DNS-over-HTTPS (TCP/UDP) |
6060 |
TCP | Admin API |
8853 |
UDP |
Architectures: amd64
User: bsd (UID/GID via PUID/PGID, defaults to 1000:1000)
Base: FreeBSD 15
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