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DNS server set to Pihole but no traffic
I've added the Ads & Tracking list and the AMP Hosts list from Developer Dan to the default list; any others you recommend I add? It's hard to tell if the ads coming through are a 'my blocklist isn't good enough' problem or a 'my pihole's not set up properly yet' problem.
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Annoying A/B testing mistakes every engineer should know
Posthog is on developerdans "Ads & Tracking" blocklist[1], if you're wondering why this doesn't load.
[1]: https://github.com/lightswitch05/hosts/blob/master/docs/list...
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Is it okay to use pi-hole if I don’t know what the hell I’m doing?
This is how you learn. Going forward you'll start noticing some ads and some not, based on the default adlist. I think the default adlist is good enough for starting. But you should also look into developer dan's adlist and ticked firebog adlist.
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What filters do you people use for adguard?
Enable most of the default ones, use DNS filtering. I use Cloudflare DNS. And for some third-party filters you can load, I recommend Steven Black hosts, OISD blocklists, Developer Dan hosts and AnudeepND Blacklist.
- Benign domains randomly being blocked?
- Any recommendations for a streaming device where the home screen is not 90% ads?
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Using pi-hole to reduce my grandparents vulnerability to scams?
Did you bother looking at the sticky issue that says the lists are in maintenance mode? I’m trying un-inspire confidence https://github.com/lightswitch05/hosts/issues/356
- TikTok Tracks You Across the Web, Even If You Don’t Use App
- Pi-hole FTL v5.18, Web v5.15 and Core v5.12.1 released
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Use more than just the OSID list?
FYI https://github.com/lightswitch05/hosts/issues/356
smashblock
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how to i block these popups
However, you should not generally being seeing popups like these. You might want to try the SMASHBLOCK Blocklist as well as some of the built in annoyance filters. StevenBlack/hosts is another great one. Both of those are amalgamations of multiple blocklists, so they will filter way more stuff than you're used to. You might find yourself temporarily or permanently allowing some hosts to go through, more than you're used to.
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Just having the Windscribe extension installed in your browser prevents you from accessing Startpage.com
uBlock Origin - with most relevant adblocker filters installed, including custom ones like NoCoin, SMASHBLOCK, and others.
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The Quantum Ad-List contains over 1300000 domains used by ads, trackers, malware
Awesome work!
For anyone interested in using The Quantum ad-list in their adguard setups, I've added this to my self-updating ad gaurd block list generator (smashblock - which is also based on hblock).
What are some alternatives?
The Blocklist Project - These lists were created because the founder of the project wanted something with a little more control over what is being blocked. Many lists out there are all or nothing. We set out to create lists with more control over what is being blocked and believe that we have accomplished that.
compose-cloudhole - a multi-container application to run pi-hole with cloudflared DNS-over-HTTPS as the upstream resolver
hosts - 🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.
uBlock - uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.
firebog-ticked-list - Merges firebog.net ticked host list to one giant file
donutdns - Block ads, trackers, and malicious sites with donutdns - simple alternative to pihole. Run as a docker container, standalone executable or core DNS plugin. Supply custom domain block/allow lists in addition to builtin lists maintained by the ad-blocking community.
blacklist - Blacklist and Adware Blocking for the Ubiquiti EdgeMax Router
little-snitch-blocklist - 🛡 A malicious URL blocklist that protects you from advertisements, malwares, spams, statistics & trackers on both web browsing and applications.
WindowsSpyBlocker - Block spying and tracking on Windows
cname-cloaking-blocklist - A list of domains used by tracking companies as CNAME destination when disguising third-party trackers as first-party trackers.
my-pihole-blocklists - Create custom pi-hole blocklists
the-quantum-ad-list