AdGuard Home

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

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
latest	FreeBSD Port. Built from FreeBSD packages.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.
pkg	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Production stability.
pkg-latest	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Newest FreeBSD packages.

Prerequisites

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose

services:
  adguardhome:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latest
    container_name: adguardhome
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/adguardhome/opt/adguardhome/conf:/opt/adguardhome/conf"
      - "/path/to/containers/adguardhome/opt/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
    restart: unless-stopped

AppJail Director

.env:

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=adguardhome
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC

appjail-director.yml:

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  adguardhome:
    name: adguardhome
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - adguardhome_opt_adguardhome_conf: /opt/adguardhome/conf
      - adguardhome_opt_adguardhome_work: /opt/adguardhome/work
volumes:
  adguardhome_opt_adguardhome_conf:
    device: '/path/to/containers/adguardhome/opt/adguardhome/conf'
  adguardhome_opt_adguardhome_work:
    device: '/path/to/containers/adguardhome/opt/adguardhome/work'

Makejail:

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:${tag}

Podman CLI

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/opt/adguardhome/conf:/opt/adguardhome/conf \
  -v /path/to/containers/adguardhome/opt/adguardhome/work:/opt/adguardhome/work \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latest

Ansible

- 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/opt/adguardhome/conf:/opt/adguardhome/conf"
      - "/path/to/containers/adguardhome/opt/adguardhome/work:/opt/adguardhome/work"

Access at: http://localhost:3000

Parameters

Environment Variables

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

Volumes

Path	Description
/opt/adguardhome/conf	Configuration files
/opt/adguardhome/work	Work directory (database, logs, data)

Ports

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 15.0

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