What's Changed (Docker Specific)

• Add pihole-FTL bash completion by @yubiuser in #1880
• Use FTL's build-in wait-for command for checking the logs by @yubiuser in #1898

Full Changelog: 2025.08.0...2025.10.0

Release notes for other components

FTL v6.3

What's Changed

• Tests - fix PTR test by @rrobgill in pi-hole/FTL#2516
• Reply to address queries in .localhost domain (RFC6171) by @rrobgill in pi-hole/FTL#2517
• dhcp-discover: Fix string processing by @rrobgill in pi-hole/FTL#2519
• [RFC] Prevent .internal queries from being upstreamed. Draft draft-davies-internal-tld-03 by @Tooa in pi-hole/FTL#2474
• Add dns.localise by @Manakuremati in pi-hole/FTL#2524
• Webserver: Allow webhome to be root by @rrobgill in pi-hole/FTL#2521
• api/network Avoid NULL string comparison logspam by @rrobgill in pi-hole/FTL#2526
• request_info.is_authenticated needs to be initialized explicitly with… by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2533
• Allow forcing color in CLI output by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2538
• Simplify CI build by removing the composite action by @yubiuser in pi-hole/FTL#2511
• Rename flushing arp > flushing network by @yubiuser in pi-hole/FTL#2541
• Update embedded SQLite3 engine to 3.50.2 by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2544
• Add pihole-FTL create-default-config option and use it to upload pihole.toml to ftl.pi-hole.net by @yubiuser in pi-hole/FTL#2540
• Allow low-level header manipulation from Lua pages by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2535
• Fix foreign fork PRs by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2543
• Update package-lock.json to fix npm vuln by @XhmikosR in pi-hole/FTL#2555
• Update rapidoc to v9.3.8 by @XhmikosR in pi-hole/FTL#2556
• Add missing 'took' fields to API spec response examples by @tsutsu3 in pi-hole/FTL#2466
• Remove domain type from domainNeeded help text by @yubiuser in pi-hole/FTL#2564
• Update embedded dnsmasq to v2.92test16 by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2570
• Config typo correction by @rrobgill in pi-hole/FTL#2572
• Support IPv6 in the DHCP API by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2554
• Add sigrtmin option by @jacklul in pi-hole/FTL#2574
• NTP ipv6 crash fix - ntp reply & logging by @rrobgill in pi-hole/FTL#2569
• Add 'never-stale' to stale issue exempt lable list by @yubiuser in pi-hole/FTL#2578
• Upgrade TOML library to tomlc17 by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2579
• Add warning to the config markdown by @yubiuser in pi-hole/FTL#2580
• Automatically detect DNS interface when empty in pihole.toml by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2456
• Make type a required parameter for PUT and DELETE /lists by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2530
• Update embedded SQLite3 to 3.50.3 by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2576
• Remove remaining traces of ARP flush by @yubiuser in pi-hole/FTL#2545
• Improve CNAME behavior of pi.hole by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2585
• Add colors to the --config output by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2584
• fix: change type of disk parameter for GET /queries by @ninjack-dev in pi-hole/FTL#2589
• Improve default CSP headers by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2575
• Improve already running detection by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2591
• Update embedded SQLite3 to 3.50.4 by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2592
• Fix debug output association by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2594
• Fix FTL running behing reverse-proxy with prefix by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2595
• Update embedded dnsmasq by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2587
• Implement netlink ARP cache handling by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2600
• Add autocomplete feature by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2593
• Update embedded dnsmasq to v2.92test19 by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2603
• Fix dns.interface comment by @rdwebdesign in pi-hole/FTL#2597
• Fix logic in automatic interface determination (when dns.interface = "") by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2607
• Fix default value autocomplete suggestions by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2609
• Update dnsmasq to v2.92test21 by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2614
• Fix cache-optimizer queries in Query Log by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2619
• Update embedded CivetWeb by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2621
• Do not set domainname when the kernel replies with "(none)" by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2620
• Fix dns.hosts help text to show multiple hostnames per IP are allowed by @rdwebdesign in pi-hole/FTL#2623
• Improve memory handling by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2617
• Pin github actions to SHA by @yubiuser in pi-hole/FTL#2615
• Bump the github_action-dependencies group across 1 directory with 6 updates by @dependabot[bot] in pi-hole/FTL#2628
• Be more gracefully when validating dns_hosts by @yubiuser in pi-hole/FTL#2624
• Implement automatic TLS/SSL certificate renewals by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2463
• Fix HOSTS file rotation test which was hiding in fast runners by @yubiuser in pi-hole/FTL#2630
• Suggest IP addresses instead of names for upstream by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2444
• Make restarting optional in API config endpoints by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2632
• Ensure queries with ID 0 are stored to the long-term queries database by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2633
• Ensure we can log until the very end by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2634
• Bump github/codeql-action from 3.30.3 to 3.30.5 in the github_action-dependencies group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in pi-hole/FTL#2636
• Fix long-term database insertion by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2583
• Add webserver.advancedOpts by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2635
• Add new dns.domain.local and rename dns.domain -> dns.domain.name by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2531
• Bump the github_action-dependencies group across 1 directory with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in pi-hole/FTL#2641
• Allow escaping special single-character wildcard "_" when doing partial matching by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2550
• Expose both total and enabled for gravity tables by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2177
• Improve gravity database resilience by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2605
• Add custom SQLite busy callback by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2602
• Add %MEM and %CPU of FTL to GET info/system by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2645
• Try to load system load averages from /proc/loadavg first by @tpjanssen in pi-hole/FTL#2644
• Fix database busy handler initialization by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2646
• Fix POST /lists example by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2649
• Improve CPU utilization reporting by @DL6ER in pi-hole/FTL#2647

New Contributors

• @Tooa made their first contribution in pi-hole/FTL#2474
• @Manakuremati made their first contribution in pi-hole/FTL#2524
• @ninjack-dev made their first contribution in pi-hole/FTL#2589
• @tpjanssen made their first contribution in pi-hole/FTL#2644

Full Changelog: pi-hole/FTL@v6.2.3...v6.3

Core v6.2

What's Changed

• Remove readonly from list.sh to avoid errors by @rdwebdesign in pi-hole/pi-hole#6349
• Remove netcat from the list of dependencies by @darkexplosiveqwx in pi-hole/pi-hole#6343
• Re-order authentication errors in verbose mode by @yubiuser in pi-hole/pi-hole#6338
• Speed up pihole --query by @rrobgill in pi-hole/pi-hole#6334
• Use RTMIN value provided by FTL when possible by @jacklul in pi-hole/pi-hole#6358
• Speed up pihole api by @rrobgill in pi-hole/pi-hole#6336
• Update man page - remove "reconfigure" option by @rdwebdesign in pi-hole/pi-hole#6361
• Tweak ARP flushing function by @yubiuser in pi-hole/pi-hole#6319
• Fix gravity and error on pihole-FTL --config failures by @yubiuser in pi-hole/pi-hole#6352
• Use 'true'/'false' strings instead of 0/1 integers for boolean root user check in pihole command by @yubiuser in pi-hole/pi-hole#6351
• Do not call pihole-FTL --config interactively by @DL6ER in pi-hole/pi-hole#6368
• Explicitly check for the existence of FTL binary before attempting to stop it. Prevents warning message on fresh installs by @PromoFaux in pi-hole/pi-hole#6364
• Add "setpassword" to pihole Bash completion by @deHakkelaar in pi-hole/pi-hole#6369
• Add FTL bash autocomplete by @yubiuser in pi-hole/pi-hole#6376
• Alpine Linux Support and Tests by @mgziminsky in pi-hole/pi-hole#6275
• uninstall refactor and improvement by @rrobgill in pi-hole/pi-hole#6339
• Fix typo found during install by @jbirddog in pi-hole/pi-hole#6406
• Add Debian 13 Trixie to the test suite by @yubiuser in pi-hole/pi-hole#6382
• Adjust .shellcheckrc to 0.11 and enable some optional checks by @yubiuser in pi-hole/pi-hole#6374
• Use SHA to pin github actions by @yubiuser in pi-hole/pi-hole#6392
• Rename views, upgrade gravity database and bump gravity database version by @DL6ER in pi-hole/pi-hole#6386

New Contributors

• @mgziminsky made their first contribution in pi-hole/pi-hole#6275
• @jbirddog made their first contribution in pi-hole/pi-hole#6406

Full Changelog: pi-hole/pi-hole@v6.1.4...v6.2

Web v6.3

What's Changed

• Clarify client description priorities on the groups/client interface by @DL6ER in pi-hole/web#3521
• Remove superfluous settings-level-expert class by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3503
• Remove link to rate limit documentation which does not add further etails by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3526
• Add some color to gravity output by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3530
• settings-system : Avoid division by zero in DNS metrics by @rrobgill in pi-hole/web#3533
• Make the "Add to denied/allowed domains" buttons red and green by @darkexplosiveqwx in pi-hole/web#3551
• Remove query type from domainNeeded option by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3557
• Handle pie chart item style conditionally by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3532
• Use label-primary for number of enabled list icon on sidebar by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3563
• Use innerHTML instead of append to fix gravity color output by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3566
• Trim whitespaces before adding custom DNS record by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3569
• Bind address to new element instead of raw HTML construction by @DL6ER in pi-hole/web#3567
• Use /flush/network instead of /flush/arp by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3553
• Prevents getting stuck loading unlimited query log results by @ablankenship10 in pi-hole/web#3592
• Fix 2FA icon styles #3431 by @idotj in pi-hole/web#3585
• Fix header.lp closing head tag formatting by @h3xcat in pi-hole/web#3607
• Fix the link on the upstream chart legend by @rdwebdesign in pi-hole/web#3606
• Rename config key dns.domain > dns.domain.name by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3611
• Improve line graph tooltip by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3601
• Make DNSSEC icon conditional in Queries Log (redo of pi-hole/web#3399) by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3535
• Query Log: The underscore is special by @DL6ER in pi-hole/web#3578
• Fix addList function to include type in API request URL by @PromoFaux in pi-hole/web#3620
• Pin github action to SHA by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3593
• Adjust domain count according to pi-hole/FTL#2177 by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3619
• Also pin editorconfigchecker by sha by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3621
• Update FTL %cpu and %mem everytime total CPU stats are updated by @yubiuser in pi-hole/web#3622

New Contributors

• @darkexplosiveqwx made their first contribution in pi-hole/web#3551
• @ablankenship10 made their first contribution in pi-hole/web#3592
• @idotj made their first contribution in pi-hole/web#3585
• @h3xcat made their first contribution in pi-hole/web#3607

Full Changelog: pi-hole/web@v6.2.1...v6.3