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Interesting. For the less tech savvy, is there a way to take the list on [1] and _automatically_ update the hosts file on my own machine (mac)?

pletnes 9y ago
Obviously it can be hacked together with bash scripting, but that’s fairly advanced usage.
chewz 9y ago
Here you have a gist that can get you started. https://gist.github.com/chew-z/2b4d4ff905fd64473e18f130c8c399bd https://gist.github.com/chew-z/2b4d4ff905fd64473e18f130c8c39... Also dnscrypt-proxy has an option to download a bloc-klist from sources (I haven't used it). If on Mac you are using Murus it also has an option of regular downloading of a selected block-list as well as blocking traffic form selected countries. The tricky part is to select right list for you..
Raphmedia 9y ago
Not automatically but you can use something such as Gasmask (https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask) to easily manage your host.
- unforswearing 9y ago
  You can actually use a "Remote" hosts file with Gasmask and set the update interval in preferences. I actually just figured this out after a little bit of trouble -- my issue was that Gasmask cannot files from Github or any https site[0]. There are non-Github mirrors listed in the table at https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts which I have been able to use successfully. [0]: https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask/issues/90 https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask/issues/90
giobox 9y ago
For the less tech savvy, I’d still recommend considering installing PiHole. The “one line” command install can be run on an out of the box Raspberry Pi (starting at 5 dollars plus cost of power supply/SD card/usb network adapter if using the Pi Zero) and attached to your existing router in very few steps, then you have pretty robust adblocking on everything on your network: computers, games consoles, TV streaming sticks/boxes - great for devices that otherwise don’t support adblocking extensions. The 3 steps on PiHole’s front page really is all that’s involved. You don’t need to use a Raspberry Pi either, If you have an old computer lying around you can repurpose it for this task. I just like using the Pi because it’s tiny, super cheap, fanless and consumes very little electricity.

pletnes 9y ago

Obviously it can be hacked together with bash scripting, but that’s fairly advanced usage.

chewz 9y ago

Here you have a gist that can get you started. https://gist.github.com/chew-z/2b4d4ff905fd64473e18f130c8c399bd https://gist.github.com/chew-z/2b4d4ff905fd64473e18f130c8c39... Also dnscrypt-proxy has an option to download a bloc-klist from sources (I haven't used it). If on Mac you are using Murus it also has an option of regular downloading of a selected block-list as well as blocking traffic form selected countries. The tricky part is to select right list for you..

Raphmedia 9y ago

Not automatically but you can use something such as Gasmask (https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask) to easily manage your host.

unforswearing 9y ago
You can actually use a "Remote" hosts file with Gasmask and set the update interval in preferences. I actually just figured this out after a little bit of trouble -- my issue was that Gasmask cannot files from Github or any https site[0]. There are non-Github mirrors listed in the table at https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts which I have been able to use successfully. [0]: https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask/issues/90 https://github.com/2ndalpha/gasmask/issues/90

giobox 9y ago

For the less tech savvy, I’d still recommend considering installing PiHole. The “one line” command install can be run on an out of the box Raspberry Pi (starting at 5 dollars plus cost of power supply/SD card/usb network adapter if using the Pi Zero) and attached to your existing router in very few steps, then you have pretty robust adblocking on everything on your network: computers, games consoles, TV streaming sticks/boxes - great for devices that otherwise don’t support adblocking extensions. The 3 steps on PiHole’s front page really is all that’s involved. You don’t need to use a Raspberry Pi either, If you have an old computer lying around you can repurpose it for this task. I just like using the Pi because it’s tiny, super cheap, fanless and consumes very little electricity.