Host names are not case-sensitive anymore

[CTRL-panino]

Versions

• Pi-hole: v6.0.6
• AdminLTE: v6.1
• FTL: v6.1

Platform

• OS and version: DietPi 9.11.2 (based on Debian 12.10)

• Platform: Raspberry Pi

Expected behavior

Until Pi-hole v5 the host names were case-sensitive

Actual behavior / bug

Since upgrading to the v6, all host names are lower-case

Steps to reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Customize some host names in the pihole.toml file
2. In the web interface they are displayed in lower case (in the .toml file they are displayed correctly)

Debug Token

• URL: https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/OwDGmlSs/

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[mwoolweaver]

https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4343.txt

Domain Name System (DNS) Case Insensitivity Clarification

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domains are not case sensitive meaning example.com = EXAMPLE.COM for dns

[CTRL-panino]

Hi!
Thank you for the explanation; I wasn't aware of it.
I reported it because in v5, they were case-sensitive, while in v6 they are not:

Meaning Galaxy_A50 = Galaxy_A50 and not = galaxy_a50.
However, if this is the intended behavior, it's not a huge problem.