• 'Appified' container runs a Linux virtual machine using the hypervisor framework built into macOS. No additional software is required (Docker, VMware Fusion, VirtualBox, etc...)
• Deploys a standard Deban 12 cloud image and installs Pi-hole + Unbound with minimal user input.

• Intel and Apple Silicon are both natively supported. Works on any Mac built after 2010.
• Requires macOS 10.13 or newer, bridged networking requires macOS 10.15 or newer.
• Container uses 1/16th of the host Mac's RAM, up to 1GB. For example, a Mac with 4GB RAM will create a 256MB virtual machine.
• Pi-hole is persistent and starts automaticaly with your Mac using a system LaunchDaemon.
• PiBar is configured during installation and appears in your menu bar at login.
• Useful for MacBook users "on the go" or as an ad-blocking DNS server for an entire network.

If you have an older version of PiCon installed, reset it first by holding down Option [ ⌥ ] while opening the app.

• Download PiCon to your Mac.
• Double-click the zip archive to extract its contents (Some browsers will extract the archive automatically).
• Move PiCon.app to your /Applications folder. This step is mandatory as the app expects to be in this location to run.

The first time the app is opened you will need to acknowledge a warning by Gatekeeper. The app is digitally signed to protect against tampering but not notarized by Apple. You can verify the signature by running codesign -dv /Applications/PiCon.app

• First-run setup:
• Wait a few moments for the container to initialize. When complete, the install summary will appear.
• Your web browser will open the Pi-hole admin page. Paste your clipboard into the Pi-hole password field.

• PiBar is configured automatically and set to run at login.

• Launch PiCon.app if you need to access the container's console.
• Hold down [Shift] while launching PiCon.app to restart the container.
• Hold down Option [ ⌥ ] to reset the container and start fresh.