# Adding DNS blocklists in AdGuard Home makes router laggy **URL:** \ **Category:** Router\ **Created:** [July 18, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/adding-dns-blocklists-in-adguard-home-makes-router-laggy/31546 "2023-07-18T18:49:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![bring.fringe18](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bring.fringe18/32/11777_2.png) [@bring.fringe18](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bring.fringe18)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/adding-dns-blocklists-in-adguard-home-makes-router-laggy/31546/6 "2023-07-19T17:36:51Z")
> [@Thanasakis11](#): > > Indeed, trying to add a small list (less than 100 entries) makes it bog down for a couple of minutes but it returns back to normal afterwards. Now _that_ shouldn’t be happening on such a small list. This ‘smells’ more like some sort of a timeout issue. > [@Thanasakis11](#): > > I will attempt to run AdGuard Home on an Archer C7 I’ve got lying around which is a much less powerful piece of hardware and see how it behaves. Good plan. The only suggestion I’d make is matching the same version of AdGuard Home on both devices. > [@Thanasakis11](#): > > I once again encourage anyone that has experience with adding blocklists to AdGuard Home on this router to chip in their two cents on this. IDK if this is related or not but it might be relevant: > [@Slate Plus- 4.2.1 update broke AdGuard Home](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/slate-plus-4-2-1-update-broke-adguard-home/29560): > > AdGuard home no longer blocking ads. I had OISD full list but it seems it no longer works. I did reset the router but the problem persisted. It is stuck when I click enter and loading screen stays pretty much forever. Any solutions? * * * > [@How to update Adguard?](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/how-to-update-adguard/24981/2): > > The following commands are upgraded and record with SSH on the AX1800. You will need to manually close AdGuard Home on the page before performing this. curl -L -S -o '/tmp/AdGuardHome\_linux\_armv7.tar.gz' -s\ \> 'https://static.adguard.com/adguardhome/release/AdGuardHome\_linux\_armv7.tar.gz' cd /etc/AdGuardHome/ mkdir -p ~/my-agh-backup cp -r ./config.yaml ./data ~/my-agh-backup/ tar -C /tmp/ -f /tmp/AdGuardHome\_linux\_armv7.tar.gz -x -v -z ./AdGuardHome/ cp /tmp/AdGuardHome/AdGuardH… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/adding-dns-blocklists-in-adguard-home-makes-router-laggy/31546)._