## 🥇 Maza was Top 1 in Hacker News Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22717650 banner ## A command to squash all ads in all browsers ```shell sudo maza start ``` 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** ❤️. demo ## Help me continue to improve

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## 📟 Commands ### 📡 Update database ``` bash maza update ``` ### 🔨 Start ``` bash sudo maza start ``` ### 🛠 Stop ``` bash sudo maza stop ``` ### ⚖️ Status ``` bash maza status ``` ## ⚙️ Install ### 😥 Requirements - **bash** 4.0 or higher - **curl** - Only macOS users, **gsed**: `brew install gnu-sed` Then you do this. ``` bash curl -o maza https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tanrax/maza-ad-blocking/master/maza && chmod +x maza && sudo mv maza /usr/local/bin ``` Optional but recommended, make a backup of your hosts file. ``` bash sudo cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.backup ``` ## 🤖 Auto update of domains to be blocked Open your `cron`. ``` bash crontab -e ``` Add the following line at the end. ``` @daily maza update ``` ## 🔪 Uninstall ``` bash sudo rm /usr/local/bin/maza && sudo rm -r ~/.maza ``` ## 🚫 Not blocking certain domains Create a file named `ignore` inside the Maza configuration folder. ``` bash touch ~/.maza/ignore ``` Edit the file for all domains that you do not want to ignore with a line break. Example: ``` txt ads-twitter.com ads.twitter.com ``` Finally update Maza to apply the changes. ``` bash maza update ``` ## 🔒 Alternative DNS list By default the Yoyo DNS list (Peter Lowe) is used. If you want to use another list, like Steven Black's for example, you must modify the variable in line 7. It would go from: ``` URL_DNS_LIST="https://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?showintro=0&mimetype=plaintext" ``` To the following: ``` URL_DNS_LIST="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts" ``` ⚠️ Steven Black's main list has been reported to fail. Read the following [issue](https://github.com/tanrax/maza-ad-blocking/issues/20) to understand what is wrong and how to fix it. ⚠️ ## DNSMASQ Unfortunately the hosts file does **not support sub-domains (wildcards)**, which is necessary to correctly filter all DNS. You will **need to install locally a server** for that purpose, Maza supports the **Dnsmasq** format. [MacOS](#MacOS) [Linux](#user-content-linux-debianubuntu) ### MacOS #### 0 Update Maza ```bash maza update ``` #### 1 Install ```bash brew install dnsmasq ``` #### 2 Configure Edit the file. ``` /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf ``` Add the following line at the end. ``` conf-file=(your user path)/.maza/dnsmasq.conf ``` Example ``` conf-file=/Users/myuser/.maza/dnsmasq.conf ``` Start DNSMASQ. ```bash sudo brew services stop dnsmasq sudo brew services start dnsmasq ``` #### 3 Tell your OS to use your DNS server Delete the list of macOS DNS servers and add the 3 addresses. The first one will be your local server, and the other 2 belong to OpenDNS, which you can use any other. ```bash 127.0.0.1 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220 ``` network macos Refresh your DNS cache ```bash sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder ``` #### 4 Restart/Start Maza ```bash sudo maza stop sudo maza start ``` ### Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) #### 0 Update Maza ```bash maza update ``` #### 1 Install ```bash sudo apt update sudo apt install dnsmasq ``` #### 2 Configure Edit file in path. ``` /etc/dnsmasq.conf ``` Add the following line at the end. ``` conf-file=(your user path)/.maza/dnsmasq.conf ``` Example ``` conf-file=/home/myuser/.maza/dnsmasq.conf ``` Start DNSMASQ. ```bash sudo systemctl stop dnsmasq sudo systemctl start dnsmasq sudo systemctl enable dnsmasq ``` #### 3 Tell your OS to use your DNS server ##### 3.1 Gnome Shell In Gnome Shell, open `Settings->Nework`. Click in your connection. network gnome Add your local server (dnsmasq), and the other 2 belong to OpenDNS, which you can use any other. ```bash 127.0.0.1,208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220 ``` gnome dns ##### 3.2 KDE Plasma In KDE Plasma, open `Settings->Nework->Connectios`. Click in your connection and tab `ip4`. - `Method`: Automatic (Only addresses). Add your local server (dnsmasq), and the other 2 belong to OpenDNS, which you can use any other. - `DNS Servers`: `127.0.0.1,208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220`. kde dns #### 4 Restart/Start Maza ```bash sudo maza stop sudo maza start ``` ### Bonus: dnsmasq is in charge of solving all DNS Add in configure file: `/usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf` ``` no-resolv server=208.67.222.222 server=208.67.220.220 ``` ### Bonus: dnsmasq have `localhost` domains If you want all your `.localhost` domains, for example, point to localhost add in configure file: `/usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf` or `/etc/dnsmasq.conf`. ``` address=/.localhost/127.0.0.1 ``` ## 🍓 CREATE YOUR OWN PI-HOLE SERVER WITH MAZA You can easily create your own DNS server on a Raspberry Pi, VPS or wherever you want, to connect your devices in just 10 commands thanks to Maza. Follow the [tutorial](https://programadorwebvalencia.com/create-your-own-pi-hole-with-10-commands/). ## ⚠️ CAUTION Remember to make a backup copy of `/etc/hosts` in case of unforeseen circumstances, neither the project nor its author will be responsible for any possible repercussions derived from not carrying out this action. ## 🧑‍🎨 Credits Andros Fenollosa