@Connor_Parish, the most important insight I can offer is to simply ensure that you have “logging enabled” on your Raspberry Pi device. This might sound mundane, but not doing so was a mistake I made a couple of times while experimenting. Similarly, make sure that you have a reliable power source for your Raspberry Pi, as the device is quite sensitive to interruptions.
Depending on your objectives and how much data logging you’re planning on doing, it would be wise to be intentional about the number of domains that you keep/maintain in your blocklist. As that variable will determine the outcome(s) for many your other datapoints.
It’s also important to be somewhat familiar with how a computer network operates. I’d assume that you already have some knowledge of LANs, but in case you don’t, here is a video that introduced me to the basics:
I hope this information helps you in your Raspberry Pi (Pi-hole) project. If you have any specific questions about how to accomplish anything, feel free to ask here. I am happy to provide whatever insights I can. I hope you are successful in your efforts. Have fun!