Re: setting up a VPN and running my smartphone through
If you are already running pfSense, I would recommend you investigate one of its (free) third party packages called pfblockerNG, which I can only describe as a PiHole on steroids. Its developer/maintainer is active and helpful.
Not only can you block by domain but also via IP including by ASN. Very hand for those firms that hard code IP addresses to bypass DNS blocking.
BTW I have been successfully using the next development version of pfblockerNG - 2.2.5_28 on pfsense (2.4.4.4 release P3) and despite its development status appears totally stable.
More here https://forum.netgate.com/category/62/pfblockerng
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