Pi-hole Web Interface

View stats and control your Pi-hole via this web interface. For the previous PHP-based web interface, see pi-hole/AdminLTE.

Changes compared to the AdminLTE interface

Eliminates the reliance on server-side rendering scripts
Eliminates spaghetti code resulted from heavily modifying the base AdminLTE template
Reduces attack vectors by forcing interactions to go through an API instead of directly calling server functions.
Makes it easier for new developers to figure out the code, which speeds up development
Makes the split between client and server code much more explicit
Allows us to easily generate fake data for testing
Includes all the benefits that come from React (ES6 JavaScript), including automatic DOM manipulations and reusable components

Install Node + NPM (usually installed together): https://nodejs.org/
- Install at least 8.x.x
- You should either install it via your package manager or one of the curl | bash scripts they provide: https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/
You should also install your distro's build tools just in case
- build-essential for Debian distros, gcc-c++ and make for RHEL distros
Fork the repository and clone to your computer (not the Pi-hole). In production the Pi-hole only needs the compiled output of the project, not its source
Open the folder in the terminal
Run npm install
- This will install all the packages listed in package.json and will let you build/run the web interface
Run npm start-fake to make sure that it is working
- This will launch the web interface on port 3000 in debug mode
- If it crashes/has a compile error it will show you the code and the error
- Changes will be automatically applied and the web interface will reload
If you've never used React, you should read the React Quick Start and/or the Tutorial before diving too deep into the code.
When you are ready to make changes, make a branch off of development in your fork to work in. When you're ready to make a pull request, base the PR against development.

Follow the "Getting Started" guide above
Checkout the branch you want to test using git checkout
Run npm install just to make sure you have the correct dependencies for the branch
Run npm run start-fake to start the web interface with fake data
- See the npm start-fake section of the getting started guide above for more details, like the port number
Note: interactive API features, like adding to the whitelist, will not work with fake data

Follow the "Getting Started" guide above
Checkout the branch you want to test using git checkout
Run npm install just to make sure you have the correct dependencies for the branch
Open package.json and add "proxy": "http://pi.hole". Change the URL to a URL that your API is listening on if it is not http://pi.hole (ex. http://my.device.local:8000)
Run npm run start to start the web interface
- See the npm start-fake section of the getting started guide above for more details, like the port number