Public/Enable-PiHoleBlocking.ps1
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function Enable-PiHoleBlocking { <# .SYNOPSIS Enables DNS blocking in Pi-hole. .DESCRIPTION This function authenticates to the Pi-hole API using Connect-PiHole, enables DNS blocking, and then disconnects the session using Disconnect-PiHole. .PARAMETER BaseUrl The base URL of the Pi-hole instance (e.g., http://pi.hole). .PARAMETER Credential A PSCredential object containing the Pi-hole password. .EXAMPLE $cred = Get-Credential Enable-PiHoleBlocking -BaseUrl 'http://pi.hole' -Credential $cred #> param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [string]$BaseUrl, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$Credential ) begin { # Validate BaseUrl uses http if (-not $BaseUrl.StartsWith('http://')) { throw "Error: BaseUrl must use the 'http' scheme." } } process { try { # Authenticate and get session data $sessionData = Connect-PiHole -BaseUrl $BaseUrl -Credential $Credential # Prepare API request to enable blocking $url = "$BaseUrl/api/dns/blocking/enable" $headers = @{ 'X-FTL-SID' = $sessionData.SID } $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method Get -Headers $headers -ErrorAction Stop return $response } catch { Write-Host "Error: $_" -ForegroundColor Red if ($sessionData) { Disconnect-PiHole -BaseUrl $BaseUrl -Id $sessionData.ID -SID $sessionData.SID } } finally { if ($sessionData) { Disconnect-PiHole -BaseUrl $BaseUrl -Id $sessionData.ID -SID $sessionData.SID } } } end { # Nothing to clean up in the end block } } |