Enable Encryption (HTTPS, DNS-over-HTTPS, and DNS-over-TLS) in AdGuard Home

AdGuard_Home_LXC_Enable_Encryption.md

Official Methods:

• AdGuard Home Installation: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/wiki/Getting-Started#installation
• Enabling Encryption Documentation: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/wiki/Encryption/

My Installation:

• AdGuard Home on Proxmox LXC container. Helper Script: https://helper-scripts.com/scripts?id=AdGuard+Home
• Encryption with certbot in the same LXC container:

Requirements:

• A registered domain
• DNS Management admin portal access like I am using Cloudflare to manage DNS settings for the purchased domain.

Installation:

• Install Certbot and it’s Nginx plugin with apt:

  sudo apt install certbot
  

  • Note: snapd is not required

• Generate certificate using the following command:

  sudo certbot certonly --manual --preferred-challenges=dns --preferred-chain="ISRG Root X1"
  

• Follow the instructions

  • Provide the domain name which you registered. I have created a subdomain for managing DNS.
  • Add the TXT records in the DNS management admin portal for verification.

• Two files fullchain.pem and privkey.pem will generated. Pleas note the paths for these two files.

• Navigate to the AdGuard Home Web UI -> Settings -> Encryption Settings

  • Check the Enable Encryption (HTTPS, DNS-over-HTTPS, and DNS-over-TLS) to enable the below settings
  • provide the server name
  • mention the certificate and private key paths which are generated by the certbot
  • Done