rpi4 VS hosts

I've never tried using mine WITH the starlink router & ethernet adapter as I have clipped the cable and used a POE injector, but there shouldn't be anything preventing it from working as far as I know. Depending on what you mean by 'use with' and assuming you mean 'use the Pi 4 as THE router, have you tried this firmware/OS?

Currently my setup is a Cable modem -> Raspberry Pi 4 -> Wifi router. I am running a recent openwrt rc build on the pi (using https://github.com/wulfy23/rpi4/, shoutout to wulfy for maintaining this!).

Given wulfy's latest message on his readme that builds are on life support, it might not be a great idea to continue pushing his builds.

I'm using a Pi4 as OpenWRT router without problems. But I don't use the built in wifi (I use a mikrotik AP). I use this image: https://github.com/wulfy23/rpi4

Here is the link to his github: https://github.com/wulfy23/rpi4

*github *forum topic or just go for official build instead of community build

Not by default but a blocklist can be found here https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

While it is now unblocked, the Steven Black list has been blocking a lot of innocent CDNs.

jQuery: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues/2520

How does this compare to using a hosts file with known ad servers?

like: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

I use the Hosts file to block a ton of ads and that works really well. https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts Something worth considering if your ad blocker isn't working well.

The no-tracking project used by RaspAP is shutting down, so we took the opportunity to search for open source blocklist alternatives. Among the best is Steven Black's hosts list: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

No idea, api.radar.io is on the block list since January 2020.

The commit's comment is "major update from adaway.org"

https://github.com/stevenblack/hosts/commit/4fa0470

You can also use a declarative adblocker like uBlock Origin Lite [1], which only provides the browser with a list of elements to filter, but doesn't have any permissions to read content or perform requests. Or simply use your hosts file to apply OS-wide filtering with no browser add-ons needed: https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

Be aware that if you use these "passive" blocking methods, there are some sites like YouTube where you will see ads, because in these cases it's necessary to actually manipulate page content to hide them. What you can do is use a traditional adblocker but enable it only for these few sites where the declarative approach is not enough, take a look at [2] for more details.

[1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home

[2] https://seirdy.one/posts/2022/06/04/layered-content-blocking...

https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts if you want to do it on your PC.

When I select my custom hosts file, it basically breaks internet. However, if I choose a custom hosts file that is a copy of the dev's default, or if I just add a few lines to it, it will work. If I add too many lines, or use a different hosts file altogether (like the ones recommended by the dev), all connectivity breaks. Of course the latest official LetMeBlock is installed and mDNSResponder killed/restarted. I'm using Dopamine on A12+.