pi-hole

Update docker.io/pihole/pihole Docker tag to v2025.11.1

Michi Kofler-Häusler

15 Dec 2025 — 3 min read

On all three nodes I upgraded Pi-hole successfully by means of fully automated Watchtower Docker container update with dependency update facilitated by Mend's Renovate Bot.

This MR contains the following updates:

Package	Update	Change
docker.io/pihole/pihole	patch	`2025.11.0` -> `2025.11.1`

Release Notes

pi-hole/docker-pi-hole (docker.io/pihole/pihole)

`v2025.11.1`

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What's Changed (Docker Specific)

Fix build status badge in readme by @nol166 in #1938
Add RISCV back by @yubiuser in #1939
Improve FTL startup detection and log tailing by @PromoFaux in #1940
Set DNS listening mode to 'ALL' in docker-compose.yml example by @cornshakes in #1946
Add instructions for excluding Pi-hole from Watchtower updates by @chippy01 in #1949

New Contributors

@nol166 made their first contribution in #1938
@cornshakes made their first contribution in #1946
@chippy01 made their first contribution in #1949

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/compare/2025.11.0...2025.11.1

What's Changed (FTL v6.4.1)

Fix API specs and example for dns.upstreams in config.yaml by @rdwebdesign in pi-hole/FTL#2696
gravity update - silently discard unicode BOM if present by @rrobgill in pi-hole/FTL#2702
Update embedded SQLite to 3.51.0 by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2704
Get earliest query timestamp from database by @PromoFaux in pi-hole/FTL#2706
Increase buffer length for query string by @mwoolweaver in pi-hole/FTL#2709
Reduce DNS resolver locking during database interaction by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2700
Make colour output optional in streaming gravity API call by @PromoFaux in pi-hole/FTL#2718
api/dhcp/leases Allow for hwaddr > 48 bits by @rrobgill in pi-hole/FTL#2724
Add rate-limiting for TOTP validation by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2719
Implement simple partial matching for regex in /api/search/{domain} by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2705
Performance optimizations: string processing, memory management, and compiler flags by @Copilot in pi-hole/FTL#2571
Fix authentication redirect when webhome is / (fixes #2518) by @averyvigolo in pi-hole/FTL#2610
Reduce database locking and add timing debug setting by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2688

New Contributors

@mwoolweaver made their first contribution in pi-hole/FTL#2709
@Copilot made their first contribution in pi-hole/FTL#2571
@averyvigolo made their first contribution in pi-hole/FTL#2610

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/compare/v6.3.3...v6.4

What's Changed (Web v6.4)

Start using commented tags for editorconfig-checker by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3643
Remove some unused code (leftover from v5) by @rdwebdesign in pi-hole/web#3636
Make sure the table is redrawn after the dnssec API call returns by @rdwebdesign in pi-hole/web#3645
Add hint that partial matching may not return all possible results by @DL6ER in pi-hole/web#3654
Enable one-time code autofill for TOTP input by @sebastianlivoni in pi-hole/web#3658
Set "All Time " range for query log datepicker based on Database ranges (moment) by @PromoFaux in pi-hole/web#3657
Request ANSI colour codes when calling gravity API by @PromoFaux in pi-hole/web#3662
Pi-hole Web v6.4 by @PromoFaux in pi-hole/web#3670

New Contributors

@sebastianlivoni made their first contribution in pi-hole/web#3658

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pi-hole/web/compare/v6.3...v6.4

What's Changed (Core v6.3)

Add Fedora 43 to test suite by @yubiuser in pi-hole/pi-hole#6453
Fix libcap capabilities not being granted on OpenRC distros by @Sparronator9999 in pi-hole/pi-hole#6456
systemd service - don't use deprecated PermissionsStartOnly by @rrobgill in pi-hole/pi-hole#6465
debug - speed up processing and display of file contents and services by @rrobgill in pi-hole/pi-hole#6469
Use port from dns.port in piholeDebug.sh by @darkexplosiveqwx in pi-hole/pi-hole#6475
Improve gravity tables presentation on the debug log by @rdwebdesign in pi-hole/pi-hole#6460