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Resolved: Is there something that can update /etc/hosts from feeds? (programming.dev)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by onlinepersona@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev
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Pi-Hole and similar DNS adblockers just seem like a hassle. I can't tell my parents to buy a raspi, flash it, install and configure pi-hole, configure their routers or devices to point to the raspi, and do all of that from another city. Also personally, there's no time for that in my house.

Is there a program or systemd service I can run that pulls blocklists from somewhere (git, http, ...) and updates /etc/hosts? Before I go off and write a python script, systemd unit file, and shell script to install it on the linux systems of friends of family, does this exist?

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[–] RonSijm@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

You can use Tblock - Or you can check which router they have, and tell them to flash it with FreshTomato

Then their router can service as a raspi with a pihole: https://wiki.freshtomato.org/doku.php/advanced-adblock