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Description / nameInput element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
AdGuard Home Host Port
AdGuard Home /opt/adguardhome/conf Path
AdGuard Home /opt/adguardhome/work Path

Build Status Last Commit

Network-wide ad and tracker blocking DNS server. Covers all devices on your network with no client-side software — includes DoH, DoT, DoQ, and a built-in DHCP server.
Port 3000
Registry ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome
Daemonless daemonless/adguardhome
Source AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome
Website adguard.com/adguard-home.html

Version Tags

Tag Description Best For
latest FreeBSD Port. Built from FreeBSD packages. Most users — recommended.
pkg FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages. Production stability.
pkg-latest FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates. Staying current.

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions, including the security model for host vs. container privileges.

Deployment

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services:
  adguardhome:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latest"
    container_name: adguardhome
    environment:
      - PUID=1000  # User ID for the application process
      - PGID=1000  # Group ID for the application process
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/adguardhome/conf:/opt/adguardhome/conf"
      - "/path/to/containers/adguardhome/work:/opt/adguardhome/work"
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
      - "53:53"
      - "53:53"
      - "67:67"
      - "68:68"
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
      - "443:443"
      - "784:784"
      - "853:853"
      - "853:853"
      - "5443:5443"
      - "5443:5443"
      - "6060:6060"
      - "8853:8853"
    # always (not unless-stopped) so FreeBSD's podman rc.d auto-starts it at boot
    restart: always

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podman run -d --name adguardhome \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -p 53:53 \
  -p 53:53 \
  -p 67:67 \
  -p 68:68 \
  -p 80:80 \
  -p 443:443 \
  -p 443:443 \
  -p 784:784 \
  -p 853:853 \
  -p 853:853 \
  -p 5443:5443 \
  -p 5443:5443 \
  -p 6060:6060 \
  -p 8853:8853 \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -v /path/to/containers/adguardhome/conf:/opt/adguardhome/conf \
  -v /path/to/containers/adguardhome/work:/opt/adguardhome/work \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latest

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- name: Deploy adguardhome
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: adguardhome
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latest"
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
      - "53:53"
      - "53:53"
      - "67:67"
      - "68:68"
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
      - "443:443"
      - "784:784"
      - "853:853"
      - "853:853"
      - "5443:5443"
      - "5443:5443"
      - "6060:6060"
      - "8853:8853"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/adguardhome/conf:/opt/adguardhome/conf"
      - "/path/to/containers/adguardhome/work:/opt/adguardhome/work"

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# .env

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=adguardhome
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC

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# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  adguardhome:
    name: adguardhome
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
      - expose: '3000:3000 proto:tcp'
      - expose: '53:53 proto:tcp'
      - expose: '53:53 proto:udp'
      - expose: '67:67 proto:udp'
      - expose: '68:68 proto:udp'
      - expose: '80:80 proto:tcp'
      - expose: '443:443 proto:tcp'
      - expose: '443:443 proto:udp'
      - expose: '784:784 proto:udp'
      - expose: '853:853 proto:tcp'
      - expose: '853:853 proto:udp'
      - expose: '5443:5443 proto:tcp'
      - expose: '5443:5443 proto:udp'
      - expose: '6060:6060 proto:tcp'
      - expose: '8853:8853 proto:udp'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - ADGUARDHOME_CONF_PATH: /opt/adguardhome/conf
      - ADGUARDHOME_WORK_PATH: /opt/adguardhome/work
volumes:
  ADGUARDHOME_CONF_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/adguardhome/conf'
  ADGUARDHOME_WORK_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/adguardhome/work'

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# Makejail

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:${tag}

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appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -o expose="3000:3000 proto:tcp" \
  -o expose="53:53 proto:tcp" \
  -o expose="53:53 proto:udp" \
  -o expose="67:67 proto:udp" \
  -o expose="68:68 proto:udp" \
  -o expose="80:80 proto:tcp" \
  -o expose="443:443 proto:tcp" \
  -o expose="443:443 proto:udp" \
  -o expose="784:784 proto:udp" \
  -o expose="853:853 proto:tcp" \
  -o expose="853:853 proto:udp" \
  -o expose="5443:5443 proto:tcp" \
  -o expose="5443:5443 proto:udp" \
  -o expose="6060:6060 proto:tcp" \
  -o expose="8853:8853 proto:udp" \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/adguardhome/conf /opt/adguardhome/conf <pseudofs>" \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/adguardhome/work /opt/adguardhome/work <pseudofs>" \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/adguardhome:latest adguardhome

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable Default Description
PUID 1000 User ID for the application process
PGID 1000 Group ID for the application process
TZ UTC Timezone for the container

Volumes

Path Description
/opt/adguardhome/conf Configuration files
/opt/adguardhome/work Work directory (database, logs, data)

Ports

Port Protocol Description
3000 TCP Web UI (Setup/Admin)
53 TCP DNS (TCP/UDP)
53 UDP DNS (TCP/UDP)
67 UDP
68 UDP
80 TCP HTTP
443 TCP HTTPS / DNS-over-HTTPS (TCP/UDP)
443 UDP HTTPS / DNS-over-HTTPS (TCP/UDP)
784 UDP
853 TCP DNS-over-TLS (TCP/UDP)
853 UDP DNS-over-TLS (TCP/UDP)
5443 TCP DNS-over-HTTPS (TCP/UDP)
5443 UDP DNS-over-HTTPS (TCP/UDP)
6060 TCP Admin API
8853 UDP

Implementation Details

  • Architectures: amd64
  • User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
  • Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).

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