Pi-hole FTL v5.16, Web v5.13 and Core v5.11.1 released

As always, please read through the changelog before updating with pihole -up. (A new tag for docker image will arrive shortly.)

Pi-hole FTL changes:

What’s Changed

• Check struct sizes on the CI instead of during compile-time by @DL6ER in #1329
• Add query type “Blocked (special domain)” by @DL6ER in #1338
• Fix for theoretical one byte buffer overflow by @DL6ER in #1342
• Log reply forcing only in DEBUG_QUERIES mode by @DL6ER in #1343
• Update SQLite to v3.38.3 by @DL6ER in #1344
• Update SQLite to v3.38.5 by @DL6ER in #1350
• Always return full overTime data by @DL6ER in #1345
• Fix outdated link to Wireshark manufacturer database by @DL6ER in #1352
• Fix forward percentages with all-servers by @DL6ER in #1353
• Make REPLY_WHEN_BUSY=DROP the new default (was ALLOW) by @DL6ER in #1341
• Change default log facility to /var/log/pihole/pihole-FTL.log by @yubiuser in #1346
• Remove PID and PORT file during shutdown by @DL6ER in #1328
• New API endpoint “>gateway” by @DL6ER in #1354
• DELAY_STARTUP only when booting by @DL6ER in #1349
• Add interface info for PADD by @DL6ER in #1355
• Update embedded SQLite3 engine to 3.39.0 by @DL6ER in #1369
• Improve telnet error handling by @DL6ER in #1370
• Use cmake –install . instead of make install by @DL6ER in #1373
• Change default log file path to /var/log/pihole/FTL.log by @DL6ER in #1375

New Contributors

• @dependabot made their first contribution in #1365

Full Changelog: v5.15...v5.16

Pi-hole Web changes:

What’s Changed

• Fix SVG icons dimensions by @rdwebdesign in #2176
• Add content type header for getAllQueries endpoint by @rdwebdesign in #2179
• Pass config file path when reloading pihole-FTL.conf by @yubiuser in #2183
• Add query type “Blocked (special domain)” by @DL6ER in #2185
• Fix dropdown background color (dark theme) by @rdwebdesign in #2188
• Show “other” destination as the last graphic item by @rdwebdesign in #2189
• Added information about group assignment of whitelisted/blacklisted d… by @martinbrose in #2186
• Show all available data points in the Total queries over last 24 hours graph by @DL6ER in #2195
• Scale axes to integer by @yubiuser in #2196
• Apply 2195 also to client activity line chart by @yubiuser in #2197
• Allow delete multiple items – Group pages by @rdwebdesign in #2177
• Reduce border size of line charts by @yubiuser in #2198
• Remove duplicate function declarations by @rdwebdesign in #2201
• Using utils.showAlert for Local DNS and Local CNAME pages. by @rdwebdesign in #2203
• Remove empty line before PHP opening tag by @rdwebdesign in #2208
• Drop IE 11 by @yubiuser in #2210
• Change lighttpd log file names by @yubiuser in #2213
• Show all available data on Long-term data query log page by @rdwebdesign in #2202
• Make it clearer where to find the debug token by @yubiuser in #2215
• Update log file references by @PromoFaux in #1577
• Use the correct endpoint for MAXLOGAGE by @rdwebdesign in #2216
• Add suggested domains in group domains page by @anthony-de-jong in #2209
• Do not use IPvX from setupVars in $AUTHORIZED_HOSTNAMES by @yubiuser in #2219
• Add a default option for PORTFILE by @rdwebdesign in #2222
• Base DHCP settings on default gateway address and not on IPV4_ADDRESS from setupVars.conf by @yubiuser in #2218
• Also check wildcard domains for validity before adding by @yubiuser in #2212
• Show warnings only if logged in by @Pingger in #2225
• Adjust debug log scroll position by @rdwebdesign in #2232
• Remove unused parameter by @rdwebdesign in #2235
• Remove unnecessary old debug message by @rdwebdesign in #2237
• Change default FTL log file path to /var/log/pihole/FTL.log by @DL6ER in #2244
• Use a random name when creating intermediate tmp archive for teleporter backup by @yubiuser in #2242
• Show names in top clients list from long-term data by @yubiuser in #2245

New Contributors

• @martinbrose made their first contribution in #2186
• @anthony-de-jong made their first contribution in #2209
• @Pingger made their first contribution in #2225

Full Changelog: v5.12...v5.13

Pi-hole Core changes:

What’s Changed

• Create new log directory by @dschaper in #4792
• Add example for custom DNS server with port number by @sed-i in #4718
• Remove DHCPv6, use leasetime from interface by @Omoeba in #4507
• Respect user configurable path for pid and port file in pihole-FTL.service by @yubiuser in #4680
• Always install pihole-FTL.service file by @yubiuser in #4738
• Change lighttpd log file names by @yubiuser in #4747
• Do not hardcode webroot dir for teleporter by @yubiuser in #4749
• Utilise /var/log/pihole/ for log storage by @PromoFaux in #3732
• Fix IPv6 support when Pi-hole is a router by @Omoeba in #4508
• Remove IPv4 and IPv6 adresses from setupVars.conf by @yubiuser in #4356
• Exit installer if no valid PHP version is found by @yubiuser in #4757
• Require sudo for pihole -t by @yubiuser in #4761
• Remove read permission for others on sensible log files by @yubiuser in #4760
• Directly download CentOS 7 epel-release by @dschaper in #4775
• Fix for epel mirror timeouts by @dschaper in #4778
• Change default FTL log file path to /var/log/pihole/FTL.log by @DL6ER in #4777
• Convert installer whiptail to dialog by @dschaper in #4772
• Fix indention in install script output by @yubiuser in #4784
• Do not restrict RegEx added from CLI by length by @yubiuser in #4786

New Contributors

• @sed-i made their first contribution in #4718
• @Omoeba made their first contribution in #4507
• @dependabot made their first contribution in #4731

Full Changelog: v5.10...v5.11