@ -6,55 +6,56 @@ A lot of people already use adblocker plugins within their desktop browsers, but
## Main Features
## Main Features
* Support of the following fully pre-configured domain blocklist sources (free for private usage, for commercial use please check their individual licenses)
* Support of the following fully pre-configured domain blocklist sources (free for private usage, for commercial use please check their individual licenses)
| Source | Enabled | Size | Focus | Information |
| :------------------ | :-----: | :--- | :--------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------- |
| adaway | x | S | mobile | [Link ](https://github.com/AdAway/adaway.github.io ) |
| adguard | x | L | general | [Link ](https://adguard.com ) |
| andryou | | L | compilation | [Link ](https://gitlab.com/andryou/block/-/blob/master/readme.md ) |
| anudeep | | M | compilation | [Link ](https://github.com/anudeepND/blacklist ) |
| bitcoin | | S | mining | [Link ](https://github.com/hoshsadiq/adblock-nocoin-list ) |
| disconnect | x | S | general | [Link ](https://disconnect.me ) |
| dshield | | XL | general | [Link ](https://dshield.org ) |
| energized_blugo | | XL | compilation | [Link ](https://energized.pro ) |
| energized_blu | | XL | compilation | [Link ](https://energized.pro ) |
| energized_porn | | XXL | compilation+porn | [Link ](https://energized.pro ) |
| energized_ultimate | | XXL | compilation | [Link ](https://energized.pro ) |
| energized_unified | | XXL | compilation | [Link ](https://energized.pro ) |
| malwaredomains | | M | malware | [Link ](https://malwaredomains.com ) |
| malwarelist | | S | malware | [Link ](https://www.malwaredomainlist.com ) |
| notracking | | XL | tracking | [Link ](https://github.com/notracking/hosts-blocklists ) |
| oisd_nl | | XXL | general | [Link ](https://oisd.nl ) |
| openphish | | S | phishing | [Link ](https://openphish.com ) |
| phishing_army | | S | phishing | [Link ](https://phishing.army ) |
| reg_cn | | M | reg_china | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_cz | | M | reg_czech+slovak | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_de | | M | reg_germany | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_es | | M | reg_espania | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_fi | | S | reg_finland | [Link ](https://github.com/finnish-easylist-addition ) |
| reg_fr | | S | reg_france | [Link ](https://forums.lanik.us/viewforum.php?f=91 ) |
| reg_id | | M | reg_indonesia | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_kr | | M | reg_korea | [Link ](https://list-kr.github.io ) |
| reg_nl | | M | reg_netherlands | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_pl | | M | reg_poland | [Link ](https://kadantiscam.netlify.com ) |
| reg_ro | | M | reg_romania | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_ru | | M | reg_russia | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_vn | | M | reg_vietnam | [Link ](https://bigdargon.github.io/hostsVN ) |
| shallalist | | L | general | [Link ](http://www.shallalist.de ) |
| shallalist_porn | | XXL | general+porn | [Link ](http://www.shallalist.de ) |
| smarttv | | S | smarttv | [Link ](https://github.com/Perflyst/PiHoleBlocklist ) |
| spam404 | | S | general | [Link ](https://github.com/Dawsey21 ) |
| stevenblack | | L | compilation | [Link ](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts ) |
| stevenblack_porn | | L | compilation+porn | [Link ](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts ) |
| stopforumspam | | S | spam | [Link ](https://www.stopforumspam.com ) |
| sysctl | | M | general | [Link ](http://sysctl.org/cameleon ) |
| utcapitole | | L | general | [Link ](https://dsi.ut-capitole.fr/blacklists/index_en.php ) |
| utcapitole_porn | | XXL | general+porn | [Link ](https://dsi.ut-capitole.fr/blacklists/index_en.php ) |
| wally3k | | S | compilation | [Link ](https://firebog.net/about ) |
| whocares | | M | general | [Link ](https://someonewhocares.org ) |
| winhelp | | S | general | [Link ](http://winhelp2002.mvps.org ) |
| winspy | | S | win_telemetry | [Link ](https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker ) |
| youtube | | M | youtube | [Link ](https://github.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole ) |
| yoyo | x | S | general | [Link ](http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers ) |
| Source | Enabled | Size | Focus | Information |
| :------------------ | :-----: | :--- | :--------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| adaway | x | S | mobile | [Link ](https://github.com/AdAway/adaway.github.io ) |
| adguard | x | L | general | [Link ](https://adguard.com ) |
| anti_ad | | L | compilation | [Link ](https://github.com/privacy-protection-tools/anti-AD/blob/master/README.md ) |
| andryou | | L | compilation | [Link ](https://gitlab.com/andryou/block/-/blob/master/readme.md ) |
| anudeep | | M | compilation | [Link ](https://github.com/anudeepND/blacklist ) |
| bitcoin | | S | mining | [Link ](https://github.com/hoshsadiq/adblock-nocoin-list ) |
| disconnect | x | S | general | [Link ](https://disconnect.me ) |
| dshield | | XL | general | [Link ](https://dshield.org ) |
| energized_blugo | | XL | compilation | [Link ](https://energized.pro ) |
| energized_blu | | XL | compilation | [Link ](https://energized.pro ) |
| energized_porn | | XXL | compilation+porn | [Link ](https://energized.pro ) |
| energized_ultimate | | XXL | compilation | [Link ](https://energized.pro ) |
| energized_unified | | XXL | compilation | [Link ](https://energized.pro ) |
| malwaredomains | | M | malware | [Link ](https://malwaredomains.com ) |
| malwarelist | | S | malware | [Link ](https://www.malwaredomainlist.com ) |
| notracking | | XL | tracking | [Link ](https://github.com/notracking/hosts-blocklists ) |
| oisd_nl | | XXL | general | [Link ](https://oisd.nl ) |
| openphish | | S | phishing | [Link ](https://openphish.com ) |
| phishing_army | | S | phishing | [Link ](https://phishing.army ) |
| reg_cn | | M | reg_china | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_cz | | M | reg_czech+slovak | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_de | | M | reg_germany | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_es | | M | reg_espania | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_fi | | S | reg_finland | [Link ](https://github.com/finnish-easylist-addition ) |
| reg_fr | | S | reg_france | [Link ](https://forums.lanik.us/viewforum.php?f=91 ) |
| reg_id | | M | reg_indonesia | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_kr | | M | reg_korea | [Link ](https://list-kr.github.io ) |
| reg_nl | | M | reg_netherlands | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_pl | | M | reg_poland | [Link ](https://kadantiscam.netlify.com ) |
| reg_ro | | M | reg_romania | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_ru | | M | reg_russia | [Link ](https://easylist.to ) |
| reg_vn | | M | reg_vietnam | [Link ](https://bigdargon.github.io/hostsVN ) |
| shallalist | | L | general | [Link ](http://www.shallalist.de ) |
| shallalist_porn | | XXL | general+porn | [Link ](http://www.shallalist.de ) |
| smarttv | | S | smarttv | [Link ](https://github.com/Perflyst/PiHoleBlocklist ) |
| spam404 | | S | general | [Link ](https://github.com/Dawsey21 ) |
| stevenblack | | L | compilation | [Link ](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts ) |
| stevenblack_porn | | L | compilation+porn | [Link ](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts ) |
| stopforumspam | | S | spam | [Link ](https://www.stopforumspam.com ) |
| sysctl | | M | general | [Link ](http://sysctl.org/cameleon ) |
| utcapitole | | L | general | [Link ](https://dsi.ut-capitole.fr/blacklists/index_en.php ) |
| utcapitole_porn | | XXL | general+porn | [Link ](https://dsi.ut-capitole.fr/blacklists/index_en.php ) |
| wally3k | | S | compilation | [Link ](https://firebog.net/about ) |
| whocares | | M | general | [Link ](https://someonewhocares.org ) |
| winhelp | | S | general | [Link ](http://winhelp2002.mvps.org ) |
| winspy | | S | win_telemetry | [Link ](https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker ) |
| youtube | | M | youtube | [Link ](https://github.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole ) |
| yoyo | x | S | general | [Link ](http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers ) |
* List of supported and fully pre-configured adblock sources, already active sources are pre-selected.
* List of supported and fully pre-configured adblock sources, already active sources are pre-selected.
< b > < em > To avoid OOM errors, please do not select too many lists!< / em > < / b >
< b > < em > To avoid OOM errors, please do not select too many lists!< / em > < / b >
@ -137,48 +138,49 @@ Available commands:
## Adblock Config Options
## Adblock Config Options
* Usually the auto pre-configured adblock setup works quite well and no manual overrides are needed
* Usually the auto pre-configured adblock setup works quite well and no manual overrides are needed
| Option | Default | Description/Valid Values |
| :---------------- | :--------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| adb_enabled | 1, enabled | set to 0 to disable the adblock service |
| adb_srcarc | -, /etc/adblock/adblock.sources.gz | full path to the used adblock source archive |
| adb_srcfile | -, /tmp/adb_sources.json | full path to the used adblock source file, which has a higher precedence than the archive file |
| adb_dns | -, auto-detected | 'dnsmasq', 'unbound', 'named', 'kresd' or 'raw' |
| adb_fetchutil | -, auto-detected | 'uclient-fetch', 'wget', 'curl' or 'aria2c' |
| adb_fetchparm | -, auto-detected | config options for the selected download utility, e.g. to disable the certificate check |
| adb_trigger | -, not set | trigger network interface or 'not set' to use a time-based startup |
| adb_triggerdelay | 2 | additional trigger delay in seconds before adblock processing begins |
| adb_debug | 0, disabled | set to 1 to enable the debug output |
| adb_nice | 0, standard prio. | valid nice level range 0-19 of the adblock processes |
| adb_forcedns | 0, disabled | set to 1 to force DNS requests to the local resolver |
| adb_maxqueue | 4 | size of the download queue to handle downloads & list processing in parallel |
| adb_dnsdir | -, auto-detected | path for the generated blocklist file 'adb_list.overall' |
| adb_dnstimeout | 10 | timeout in seconds to wait for a successful DNS backend restart |
| adb_dnsinstance | 0, first instance | set to the relevant dns backend instance used by adblock (dnsmasq only) |
| adb_dnsfilereset | 0, disabled | set to 1 to purge the final DNS blocklist file after DNS backend loading |
| adb_dnsflush | 0, disabled | set to 1 to flush the DNS Cache before & after adblock processing |
| adb_dnsinotify | -, not set | set to 1 to prevent adblock triggered restarts for DNS backends with autoload functions |
| adb_dnsallow | -, not set | set to 1 to disable selective DNS whitelisting (RPZ pass through) |
| adb_lookupdomain | example.com | external domain to check for a successful DNS backend restart or 'false' to disable this check |
| adb_portlist | 53 853 5353 | space separated list of firewall ports which should be redirected locally |
| adb_report | 0, disabled | set to 1 to enable the background tcpdump gathering process for reporting |
| adb_reportdir | /tmp | path for DNS related report files |
| adb_repiface | -, auto-detected | name of the reporting interface or 'any' used by tcpdump |
| adb_replisten | 53 | space separated list of reporting port(s) used by tcpdump |
| adb_repchunkcnt | 5 | report chunk count used by tcpdump |
| adb_repchunksize | 1 | report chunk size used by tcpdump in MB |
| adb_backup | 1, enabled | set to 0 to disable the backup function |
| adb_backupdir | /tmp | path for adblock backups |
| adb_tmpbase | /tmp | path for all adblock related runtime operations, e.g. downloading, sorting, merging etc. |
| adb_safesearch | 0, disabled | set to 1 to enforce SafeSearch for google, bing, duckduckgo, yandex, youtube and pixabay |
| adb_safesearchmod | 0, disabled | set to 1 to enable moderate SafeSearch filters for youtube |
| adb_mail | 0, disabled | set to 1 to enable notification E-Mails in case of a processing errors |
| adb_mailreceiver | -, not set | receiver address for adblock notification E-Mails |
| adb_mailsender | no-reply@adblock | sender address for adblock notification E-Mails |
| adb_mailtopic | adblock notification | topic for adblock notification E-Mails |
| adb_mailprofile | adb_notify | mail profile used in 'msmtp' for adblock notification E-Mails |
| adb_mailcnt | 0 | minimum domain count to trigger E-Mail notifications |
| adb_jail | 0 | set to 1 to enable the additional, restrictive 'adb_list.jail' creation |
| adb_jaildir | /tmp | path for the generated jail list |
| Option | Default | Description/Valid Values |
| :----------------- | :--------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| adb_enabled | 1, enabled | set to 0 to disable the adblock service |
| adb_srcarc | -, /etc/adblock/adblock.sources.gz | full path to the used adblock source archive |
| adb_srcfile | -, /tmp/adb_sources.json | full path to the used adblock source file, which has a higher precedence than the archive file |
| adb_dns | -, auto-detected | 'dnsmasq', 'unbound', 'named', 'kresd' or 'raw' |
| adb_fetchutil | -, auto-detected | 'uclient-fetch', 'wget', 'curl' or 'aria2c' |
| adb_fetchparm | -, auto-detected | config options for the selected download utility, e.g. to disable the certificate check |
| adb_trigger | -, not set | trigger network interface or 'not set' to use a time-based startup |
| adb_triggerdelay | 2 | additional trigger delay in seconds before adblock processing begins |
| adb_debug | 0, disabled | set to 1 to enable the debug output |
| adb_nice | 0, standard prio. | valid nice level range 0-19 of the adblock processes |
| adb_forcedns | 0, disabled | set to 1 to force DNS requests to the local resolver |
| adb_maxqueue | 4 | size of the download queue to handle downloads & list processing in parallel |
| adb_dnsdir | -, auto-detected | path for the generated blocklist file 'adb_list.overall' |
| adb_dnstimeout | 10 | timeout in seconds to wait for a successful DNS backend restart |
| adb_dnsinstance | 0, first instance | set to the relevant dns backend instance used by adblock (dnsmasq only) |
| adb_dnsfilereset | 0, disabled | set to 1 to purge the final DNS blocklist file after DNS backend loading |
| adb_dnsflush | 0, disabled | set to 1 to flush the DNS Cache before & after adblock processing |
| adb_dnsinotify | -, not set | set to 1 to prevent adblock triggered restarts for DNS backends with autoload functions |
| adb_dnsallow | -, not set | set to 1 to disable selective DNS whitelisting (RPZ pass through) |
| adb_lookupdomain | example.com | external domain to check for a successful DNS backend restart or 'false' to disable this check |
| adb_portlist | 53 853 5353 | space separated list of firewall ports which should be redirected locally |
| adb_report | 0, disabled | set to 1 to enable the background tcpdump gathering process for reporting |
| adb_reportdir | /tmp | path for DNS related report files |
| adb_repiface | -, auto-detected | name of the reporting interface or 'any' used by tcpdump |
| adb_replisten | 53 | space separated list of reporting port(s) used by tcpdump |
| adb_repchunkcnt | 5 | report chunk count used by tcpdump |
| adb_repchunksize | 1 | report chunk size used by tcpdump in MB |
| adb_backup | 1, enabled | set to 0 to disable the backup function |
| adb_backupdir | /tmp | path for adblock backups |
| adb_tmpbase | /tmp | path for all adblock related runtime operations, e.g. downloading, sorting, merging etc. |
| adb_safesearch | 0, disabled | set to 1 to enforce SafeSearch for google, bing, duckduckgo, yandex, youtube and pixabay |
| adb_safesearchlist | -, not set | Limit SafeSearch to certain provider (see above) |
| adb_safesearchmod | 0, disabled | set to 1 to enable moderate SafeSearch filters for youtube |
| adb_mail | 0, disabled | set to 1 to enable notification E-Mails in case of a processing errors |
| adb_mailreceiver | -, not set | receiver address for adblock notification E-Mails |
| adb_mailsender | no-reply@adblock | sender address for adblock notification E-Mails |
| adb_mailtopic | adblock notification | topic for adblock notification E-Mails |
| adb_mailprofile | adb_notify | mail profile used in 'msmtp' for adblock notification E-Mails |
| adb_mailcnt | 0 | minimum domain count to trigger E-Mail notifications |
| adb_jail | 0 | set to 1 to enable the additional, restrictive 'adb_list.jail' creation |
| adb_jaildir | /tmp | path for the generated jail list |
## Examples
## Examples
**Change the DNS backend to 'unbound':**
**Change the DNS backend to 'unbound':**