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📦 Installation Guide

This page explains how to install Pi-hole Client on Linux and Windows.

🐧 Linux Installation​

Option 1: Install via .deb package​

  1. Download the .deb package from the Releases page.

  2. Install it with the following command:

    sudo dpkg -i PiHoleClient_<version>_Linux_amd64.deb
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The app depends on several system libraries:

  • libsecret-1-0
  • libjsoncpp1 or libjsoncpp25

If the app fails to start, install any missing dependencies manually:

sudo apt install libsecret-1-0 libjsoncpp1

or

sudo apt install libsecret-1-0 libjsoncpp25

🪟 Windows Installation​

Option 1: Install from GitHub Releases​

  1. Download the Windows installer (.exe) from the Releases page.
  2. Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
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This app requires the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (x64) runtime.

If you see an error like MSVCP140.dll or VCRUNTIME140.dll missing, install the latest runtime from Microsoft:

👉 Download Visual C++ Redistributable

Option 2: Install using winget​

If you have Windows Package Manager (winget) installed, run:

winget install tsutsu3.Pi-hole-client
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If you get a permission prompt, approve it or run PowerShell as Administrator.

🧩 Next steps​

Once installed, continue to Getting Started to connect your Pi-hole and verify basic operations.