Pi CLI

Pi-CLI

Pi-CLI is a command line program used to view data from a Pi-Hole instance directly in your terminal.

Features

• Live view
  • As shown above, Pi-CLI can generate a live updating view of your Pi-Hole data
  • Updates down to a minimum of 1s, providing essentially live query data. Support for smaller intervals may come in the future.
  • Update parameters including the number of logged queries in the 'latest queries' table and watch the UI automatically update and pull in the correct data for you. Use your arrow keys to scroll and navigate the table.
• One off commands
  • Don't want a live view? Use one of the subcommands of Pi-CLI to tell it exactly what data you want, and it will give it to you. No fancy UI needed.
• Database analysis
  • Pi-CLI has the newly added ability to be able to analyse the pihole-FTL.db database used a long term data store for a Pi-Hole. It can extract and analyse all time data, including client, query and ad domain data.
• Quickly configure and forget
  • Run one setup command, and Pi-CLI will store and remember all of your details for next time.
• Lightweight
  • Even when logging 1000's of DNS queries, memory and CPU usage remains minimal.
• Secure
  • Pi-CLI uses cross-platform OS keyring libraries to make sure your Pi-Hole API key is both securely stored and easy to retrieve in the future. Your API key is never stored in plaintext unless you explicitly tell Pi-CLI to not use your keyring.

Usage

~$ picli [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]

For help, run ~$ picli h

For command help, run ~$ picli <command> h

For subcommand help, run ~$ picli <command> -h

Commands

   setup, s     Configure Pi-CLI
   config, c    Interact with stored configuration settings
   run, r       Run a one off command without booting the live view
   database, d  Analytics options to run on a Pi-Hole's FTL database
   help, h      Shows a list of commands or help for one command

The config command

Manage stored config data

   delete, d  Delete stored config data (config file and API key)
   view, v    View config stored config data (config file and API key)
   help, h    Shows a list of commands or help for one command

The run command

Run a single command without the live view

   summary, s          Extract a basic summary of data from the Pi-Hole
   top-forwarded, tf   Extract the current top 10 forwarded DNS queries
   top-blocked, tb     Extract the current top 10 blocked DNS queries
   latest-queries, lq  Extract the latest queries
   enable, e           Enable the Pi-Hole
   disable, d          Disable the Pi-Hole
   help, h             Shows a list of commands or help for one command

The database command

These commands are ran against a Pi-Hole's FTL database file and provide all time data metrics

   client-summary, cs  Summary of all Pi-Hole clients
   top-queries, tq     Returns the top (all time) queries
   help, h             Shows a list of commands or help for one command

FAQ

• Where do I get my API key?

  • Navigate to your Pi-Hole's web interface, then settings. Click on the API/Web interface tab and press 'Show API token'.

• Pre-Compiled binaries?

  • See releases

• How do I compile myself?

  • With make! There is a Makefile in the cmd/main directory that can be used for compilation on Windows, Mac and Linux.

  Compilation targets are: win, mac and linux

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Or, feel free to submit code to make Pi-CLI even more useful!