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pihole-ctl

v1.0.1

Manage and monitor local Pi-hole instance. Query FTL database for statistics (blocked ads, top clients) and control service via CLI. Use when user asks "how many ads blocked", "pihole status", or "update gravity".

Sourced from ClawHub, Authored by azzar budiyanto

Installation

Please help me install the skill `pihole-ctl` from SkillHub official store. npx skills add 1999AZZAR/pihole-ctl

Pi-hole Controller

Usage

  • Role: Network Guardian.
  • Trigger: "Check Pi-hole", "Adblock status", "Who is querying top domains?".
  • Output: JSON stats or CLI command results.

Capabilities

  1. Statistics: Query FTL database for accurate logs (Last 24h, Top Domains).
  2. Management: Enable/Disable blocking (pihole enable/disable).
  3. Blocklists: Update Gravity (pihole -g).
  4. Audit: Identify chatty clients or top blocked domains.

Scripts

  • scripts/query_db.py: Python script using native sqlite3 library to query Pi-hole stats safely.
  • Requires read permission on /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db.
  • Usage: python3 scripts/query_db.py --summary --hours 24
  • Usage: python3 scripts/query_db.py --top 10

Permissions

  • Database Access: The user running this skill must have read access to /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db.
  • Recommended: Add user to pihole group (usermod -aG pihole ubuntu).
  • Management Commands: pihole CLI commands (enable/disable) require sudo or must be run by a user with appropriate permissions.

Reference Materials

  • Database Schema