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[resource] DNS based ads and tracking blockers | self-hosted | Public DNS | Open Source alternatives
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<blockquote data-quote="Ramadhir Singh" data-source="post: 2510897" data-attributes="member: 48205"><p><span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Reclaim your Privacy | Adblock is must ! because </span></strong></span></p><p><a href="https://gafam.info/" target="_blank"><img src="https://ptrace.gafam.info/unofficial/img/color/lqdn-gafam-poster-en-color-5x1-2560x.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>For entire home protection - there are multiple ways to block tracking and ads, which is not limited to deploying self-hosted solutions such as <a href="https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole" target="_blank">Pi-hole</a> or <a href="https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome" target="_blank">AdGuardHome</a>,</p><p>many router firmware now has some way to block ads , for example OpenWrt's <a href="https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/ad-blocking" target="_blank">adblock packages</a>, one thing to keep in mind while utilising router is to keep the block list under control.</p><p></p><p>If one cant self-host, we have public adblocking DNS servers, not limited to:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://dnsforge.de/" target="_blank">DNSforge</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://openbld.net/" target="_blank">OpenBLD</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://dnswarden.com" target="_blank">DNSwarden</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://rethinkdns.com/" target="_blank">RethinkDNS</a></li> </ul><p>When we are not in our home network, but still want to protect our privacy and cut the internet crap, we have solution like:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">MacOS - <a href="https://obdev.at/products/littlesnitch-mini/index.html" target="_blank">Little SnitchMini</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Windows - so many option, like <a href="https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall" target="_blank">simplewall</a>, <a href="https://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman/" target="_blank">HostsMan</a>, and so on.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Android - <a href="https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard" target="_blank">NetGuard</a>. <span style="color: rgb(209, 72, 65)"><u>DO NOT</u></span> get the PlayStore version- more info here - <em><a href="https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/master/ADBLOCKING.md" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/master/ADBLOCKING.md</span></a></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">iOS - Not aware of any free options, use to be <a href="https://github.com/confirmedcode/Lockdown-iOS" target="_blank">Lockdown</a>, which is abandoned now / moved to paid model. In paid option we have better option such as AdGuard.</li> </ul><p></p><p>for self hosted solution new people can start with this article- has all the information one need - <em><a href="https://avoidthehack.com/best-pihole-blocklists" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">https://avoidthehack.com/best-pihole-blocklists</span></a></em></p><p>It has many links of adblocking projects, but beware many are abandoned as of 2024, for example Developer Dan, Energized, the blocklist project -- all are not regularly maintained.</p><p>Blocks list which are well maintained in 2024 maintained are:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Firebog's list - <a href="https://firebog.net/" target="_blank">https://firebog.net/</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">hagezi blocklists - <a href="https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists" target="_blank">https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists</a> - highly recommended, but check your hardware limitation and your goal. bigger is not always better here.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">StevenBlack - <a href="https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts" target="_blank">https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts</a> - no matter what else one is using, must use this in supplement of any other list. this is bundled with pihole.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">oisd - <a href="https://oisd.nl/" target="_blank">https://oisd.nl/</a>. for the laziest people on earth. only listing here because there are huge fanboys of this lists. I personally don't like it or recommend it. one is better off without it, just with StevenBlack+easylist+easyprivacy.</li> </ol><p></p><p></p><p>NOTE:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p><p><strong>Other helpful Utilities </strong></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://d3ward.github.io/toolz/adblock.html" target="_blank">d3ward's Adblock testing tool</a> , ( thanks [USER=103864]@eswarasai[/USER] for suggestion)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="https://dnswarden.com/search.html" target="_blank">Search domain in block list</a> </li> </ol><p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 26px">PART 2</span></p><p>Avoid the plague in first place by using alternative clients</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Services</strong></td><td><strong>crap free alternative</strong></td><td><strong>link</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Instagram (android)</td><td>Instander</td><td>[URL unfurl="true"]https://thedise.me/instander/[/URL]</td></tr><tr><td>youtube (android phone)</td><td>NewPipe</td><td>[URL unfurl="true"]https://newpipe.net/[/URL]</td></tr><tr><td>youtube (android TV / FireTV)</td><td>SmartTube</td><td>[URL unfurl="true"]https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube [/URL]</td></tr></table><p></p><p></p><p>Please feel free to add/suggest more resources.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ramadhir Singh, post: 2510897, member: 48205"] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][B][SIZE=6]Reclaim your Privacy | Adblock is must ! because [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [URL='https://gafam.info/'][IMG]https://ptrace.gafam.info/unofficial/img/color/lqdn-gafam-poster-en-color-5x1-2560x.png[/IMG][/URL] For entire home protection - there are multiple ways to block tracking and ads, which is not limited to deploying self-hosted solutions such as [URL='https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole']Pi-hole[/URL] or [URL='https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome']AdGuardHome[/URL], many router firmware now has some way to block ads , for example OpenWrt's [URL='https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/ad-blocking']adblock packages[/URL], one thing to keep in mind while utilising router is to keep the block list under control. If one cant self-host, we have public adblocking DNS servers, not limited to: [LIST] [*][URL='https://dnsforge.de/']DNSforge[/URL] [*][URL='https://openbld.net/']OpenBLD[/URL] [*][URL='https://dnswarden.com']DNSwarden[/URL] [*][URL='https://rethinkdns.com/']RethinkDNS[/URL] [/LIST] When we are not in our home network, but still want to protect our privacy and cut the internet crap, we have solution like: [LIST] [*]MacOS - [URL='https://obdev.at/products/littlesnitch-mini/index.html']Little SnitchMini[/URL] [*]Windows - so many option, like [URL='https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall']simplewall[/URL], [URL='https://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman/']HostsMan[/URL], and so on. [*]Android - [URL='https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard']NetGuard[/URL]. [COLOR=rgb(209, 72, 65)][U]DO NOT[/U][/COLOR] get the PlayStore version- more info here - [I][URL='https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/master/ADBLOCKING.md'][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/master/ADBLOCKING.md[/COLOR][/URL][/I] [*]iOS - Not aware of any free options, use to be [URL='https://github.com/confirmedcode/Lockdown-iOS']Lockdown[/URL], which is abandoned now / moved to paid model. In paid option we have better option such as AdGuard. [/LIST] for self hosted solution new people can start with this article- has all the information one need - [I][URL='https://avoidthehack.com/best-pihole-blocklists'][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]https://avoidthehack.com/best-pihole-blocklists[/COLOR][/URL][/I] It has many links of adblocking projects, but beware many are abandoned as of 2024, for example Developer Dan, Energized, the blocklist project -- all are not regularly maintained. Blocks list which are well maintained in 2024 maintained are: [LIST=1] [*]Firebog's list - [URL]https://firebog.net/[/URL] [*]hagezi blocklists - [URL]https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists[/URL] - highly recommended, but check your hardware limitation and your goal. bigger is not always better here. [*]StevenBlack - [URL]https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts[/URL] - no matter what else one is using, must use this in supplement of any other list. this is bundled with pihole. [*]oisd - [URL]https://oisd.nl/[/URL]. for the laziest people on earth. only listing here because there are huge fanboys of this lists. I personally don't like it or recommend it. one is better off without it, just with StevenBlack+easylist+easyprivacy. [/LIST] NOTE: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [B]Other helpful Utilities [/B] [LIST=1] [*][URL='https://d3ward.github.io/toolz/adblock.html']d3ward's Adblock testing tool[/URL] , ( thanks [USER=103864]@eswarasai[/USER] for suggestion) [*][URL='https://dnswarden.com/search.html']Search domain in block list[/URL] [/LIST] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [SIZE=7]PART 2[/SIZE] Avoid the plague in first place by using alternative clients [TABLE] [TR] [TD][B]Services[/B][/TD] [TD][B]crap free alternative[/B][/TD] [TD][B]link[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Instagram (android)[/TD] [TD]Instander[/TD] [TD][URL unfurl="true"]https://thedise.me/instander/[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]youtube (android phone)[/TD] [TD]NewPipe[/TD] [TD][URL unfurl="true"]https://newpipe.net/[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]youtube (android TV / FireTV)[/TD] [TD]SmartTube[/TD] [TD][URL unfurl="true"]https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube [/URL][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Please feel free to add/suggest more resources. [/QUOTE]
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