Setting Up Profiles
What is a profile?
A profile is a set of rules that controls what the internet looks like for a person or group of people. Every device on your network is assigned to one profile.
Bastet Home ships with three default profiles:
| Profile | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Children | Restricted | Allow-list only. Only sites you have explicitly approved are reachable. |
| Teenagers | Restricted | Allow-list with broader defaults. Time rules can be applied. |
| Parents | Unrestricted | No restrictions. Full internet access. |
You can edit these or create your own.
Creating a new profile
- Go to Profiles and click New Profile.
- Give the profile a name.
- Choose the type:
- Unrestricted - no filtering applied.
- Restricted - enforces the allow-list and any time rules you define.
- Click Save.
Editing the allow-list
For restricted profiles, only domains on the allow-list are reachable. Everything else is blocked at the DNS layer.
To add a domain:
- Open the profile and go to the Allow-list tab.
- Enter a domain (e.g.
bbc.co.uk). - Click Add. Subdomains are included automatically.
To remove a domain, click the bin icon next to it.
Setting time rules
Time rules let you define when a profile can access the internet.
- Open the profile and go to Time Rules.
- Click Add Rule.
- Choose days of the week and a time window (e.g. Mon-Fri, 16:00-20:00).
- Click Save.
Outside of permitted windows, devices on this profile lose internet access entirely.
Using content categories
Instead of building an allow-list from scratch, you can enable pre-built categories (e.g. Education, News, Entertainment). Bastet Home maintains a curated list of domains for each category.
- Open the profile and go to Categories.
- Toggle the categories you want to allow.
Categories are updated automatically as part of filter-list updates.
Applying a profile to devices
Profiles take effect when assigned to a device. See Managing connected devices for instructions.