My goal is to set up the pihole adblocker shown in a previous LTT video for my grandparents network (not very internet savvy), and eventually have it double as a media server for a NAS. (Just on the LAN, nothing too fancy)
I'm currently working with an ISP provided ARRIS NVG4438 modem/router combo with Frontier as ISP (no choice) and a NordVPN subscription.
Multiple devices will be connected via wifi.
So my questions are:
1. Should I upgrade my modem/router for this project? What to?
2. Can pihole and a media server be run side by side with each other?
3. Would using a VPN interfere with this project? Just change DNS settings or more complicated?
4. What sort of rasberry pi should I get for this usecase?
Any help/input is appreciated!