{"repo":"tanrax/maza-ad-blocking","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/tanrax/maza-ad-blocking","clone":"git clone https://github.com/tanrax/maza-ad-blocking.git","description":"Simple, native and efficient local ad blocker. Only Bash.","language":"Shell","stars":1868,"topics":["maza","macos","dnsmasq","pi-hole","linux","ads","blocker-proxy","bash"],"license":"Apache-2.0","category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"Maza ad blocking 🥇 Top 1 in Hacker News Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22717650 A command to squash all ads in all browsers Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system. Simple, native and efficient local ad blocker . Bash script compatible with MacOS , Linux , BSD and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) . - Just bash 🤖. - It affects any browser or software installed 😱. - You don't have to install any browser extensions or applications 🚫, you just use the tools of your operating system. - You update the list of DNS to be blocked with a single command 😎. - Pure Opensource ❤️. Index - Commands - Install or update - Check if you block ads - Auto update of domains to be blocked - Uninstall - Not blocking certain domains - Add custom domains to block - Alternative DNS list - DNSMASQ (or support sub-domains: wildcards) - Create your own Pi-Hole - Projects inspired by Maza - Donations - Community or questions 📟 Commands 📡 Update database 🔨 Start 🛠 Stop ⚖️ Status ⚙️ Install or Update 😥 Requirements - bash 4.0 or higher - curl - Only macOS users, gsed : brew install gnu-sed Then you do this. Optional but recommended, make a backup of your hosts file. 🧪 Check if you block ads You can run a test to see if the domains are blocked. For example, you can run the following command. If you get an error like this, it means that the domain is blocked. But if you get a response with HTML, it means that the domain is not blocked (maybe a 404 error). 🤖 Auto upda","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/tanrax","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/tanrax/maza-ad-blocking/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}