Pi-hole Pause Script

Quick setup script to enable passwordless pausing of Pi-hole ad blocking from your Mac.

What it does

Creates an SSH key, sets up passwordless authentication to your Pi-hole, and adds a pausepi command to your shell that pauses Pi-hole blocking for 60 seconds.

Setup

1. Edit setup-pihole-pause.sh and set your Pi-hole IP and username:

   PIHOLE_IP="X.X.X.X"
   PIHOLE_USER="USERNAME"

2. Run the setup script:

   chmod +x setup-pihole-pause.sh
   ./setup-pihole-pause.sh

3. Reload your shell or open a new terminal:

   source ~/.zshrc  # or ~/.bashrc

Usage

Just type:

pausepi

Pi-hole will pause blocking for 60 seconds, no password needed.

Requirements

• Pi-hole installed and accessible via SSH
• Your user must have sudo permissions on the Pi-hole for the pihole command