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 Block ads for **all** your devices _without_ the need to install client-side software.
 
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 ## Executive Summary
 The Pi-hole blocks ads at the DNS-level, so all your devices are protected.
 
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 # Pi-hole Is Free, But Powered By Your Donations
 
-[Digital Ocean](http://www.digitalocean.com/?refcode=344d234950e1) helps with our infrastructure, but [our developers](https://github.com/orgs/pi-hole/people) are all volunteers so *your donations help keep us innovating*.
+All [our developers](https://github.com/orgs/pi-hole/people) are volunteers, so *your donations help keep us innovating*. Sending a donation using our links below helps us offset a portion of our monthly costs.
 
 -   ![Paypal](https://assets.pi-hole.net/static/paypal.png) [Donate via PayPal](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3J2L3Z4DHW9UY)
 -   ![Bitcoin](https://assets.pi-hole.net/static/Bitcoin.png) Bitcoin Address: 1GKnevUnVaQM2pQieMyeHkpr8DXfkpfAtL