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 — recommended.
pkg	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Production stability.
pkg-latest	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Staying current.

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  # User ID for the application process
      - PGID=1000  # Group ID for the application process
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
    volumes:
      - "/containers/adguardhome/conf:/opt/adguardhome/conf"
      - "/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: always

Save as compose.yaml, then run podman-compose up -d.

AppJail Director

.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: '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: '/containers/adguardhome/conf'
  adguardhome_work:
    device: '/containers/adguardhome/work'

Makejail:

# Makejail

ARG tag=latest

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

Save the files above, then run appjail-director up.

Warning

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 jail's IPv4 address or hostname assigned by the virtual network.

To avoid exposing ports, just remove the expose option in your appjail-director.yml or from your command-line arguments.

Bastille

Warning

Bastille's OCI support is experimental. It requires buildah and shares the host network stack (inherit). Mount volumes with --volume HOST JAIL; without it, image-declared volumes are stored under ${bastille_volumesdir}/${jail}.

services:
  adguardhome:
    name: adguardhome
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latest"
    network:
      - mode: host
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
    volumes:
      - "/containers/adguardhome/conf:/opt/adguardhome/conf"
      - "/containers/adguardhome/work:/opt/adguardhome/work"

Save as bastille-compose.yml, then run bastille up.

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

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