# pihole

> Terminal interface for the Pi-hole ad-blocking DNS server.
> More information: <https://docs.pi-hole.net/core/pihole-command/>.

- Check the Pi-hole daemon's status:

`pihole status`

- Update Pi-hole and Gravity:

`pihole -up`

- Monitor detailed system status:

`pihole chronometer`

- Start or stop the daemon:

`pihole {{enable|disable}}`

- Restart the daemon (not the server itself):

`pihole restartdns`

- Whitelist or blacklist a domain:

`pihole {{whitelist|blacklist}} {{example.com}}`

- Search the lists for a domain:

`pihole query {{example.com}}`

- Open a real-time log of connections:

`pihole tail`