Pi-hole Part 2 - Configure and Secure Ubuntu on Raspberry Pi

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Operating System Configuration

  1. Update the operating system and enable automatic security updates 
    user@pihole:~ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
user@pihole:~ sudo apt install unattended-upgrades -y
user@pihole:~ sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades
  2. Ensure firewall is installed, configured, and working 
    user@pihole:~ sudo apt install ufw -y
user@pihole:~ sudo ufw allow from 10.0.0.0/8 to any port 22 proto tcp
user@pihole:~ sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.0/16 to any port 22 proto tcp
user@pihole:~ sudo ufw allow from 10.0.0.0/8 to any port 80 proto tcp
user@pihole:~ sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.0/16 to any port 80 proto tcp
user@pihole:~ sudo ufw allow from 10.0.0.0/8 to any port 443 proto tcp
user@pihole:~ sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.0/16 to any port 443 proto tcp
user@pihole:~ sudo ufw allow from 10.0.0.0/8 to any port 53 proto tcp
user@pihole:~ sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.0/16 to any port 53 proto tcp
user@pihole:~ sudo ufw allow from 10.0.0.0/8 to any port 53 proto udp
user@pihole:~ sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.0/16 to any port 53 proto udp
user@pihole:~ sudo ufw allow from 127.0.0.0/8 to any port 4711 proto tcp
user@pihole:~ sudo systemctl enable ufw
user@pihole:~ sudo systemctl start ufw
user@pihole:~ sudo ufw status numbered