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DNS blocklists I use for Pi-hole, AdGuard Home and pfBlocker-NG

March 9, 2025March 9, 2025 - by Vikash Jhagroe - Leave a Comment

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These are the blocklists I use:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/adblock/doh-vpn-proxy-bypass.txt
https://adguardteam.github.io/HostlistsRegistry/assets/filter_2.txt
https://justdomains.github.io/blocklists/lists/adguarddns-justdomains.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Perflyst/PiHoleBlocklist/master/AmazonFireTV.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Perflyst/PiHoleBlocklist/master/android-tracking.txt
https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_ad.txt
https://justdomains.github.io/blocklists/lists/easylist-justdomains.txt
https://justdomains.github.io/blocklists/lists/easyprivacy-justdomains.txt
https://adaway.org/hosts.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/AdguardDNS.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Admiral.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anudeepND/blacklist/master/adservers.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easylist.txt
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/Easyprivacy.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nextdns/cname-cloaking-blocklist/master/domains
https://phishing.army/download/phishing_army_blocklist.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/klabacita/pmoreno-list/main/proxies.txt
https://perflyst.github.io/PiHoleBlocklist/SmartTV.txt
https://blocklistproject.github.io/Lists/tiktok.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WindowsLies/BlockWindows/master/hostslist
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bambenek/block-doh/master/doh-hosts.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dibdot/DoH-IP-blocklists/master/doh-domains_abandoned.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dibdot/DoH-IP-blocklists/master/doh-domains.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oneoffdallas/dohservers/master/list.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sekhan/TheGreatWall/master/TheGreatWall.txt
https://big.oisd.nl/
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/tif.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/ultimate.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/adblock/fake.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/adblock/popupads.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/native.amazon.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/native.apple.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/native.winoffice.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/main/domains/native.lgwebos.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/master/Alternate%20versions%20Anti-Malware%20List/AntiMalwareAdGuardHome.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist/main/noai_hosts.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/blocklistproject/Lists/refs/heads/master/smart-tv.txt

Pi-Hole

Upgrade Pi-hole v5 to v6 – prep and execute

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 - by Vikash Jhagroe - Leave a Comment

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Now that v6 of Pi-hole has been released for a few days, and there are some patches available to fix the problems every .0 release of software has, it is time to upgrade. Here are the steps on how to prep and execute a successful upgrade.

pfSense

Block TikTok network-wide with pfSense and dns sinkhole

December 20, 2024December 20, 2024 - by Vikash Jhagroe - Leave a Comment

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In this video, I will show you how to block TikTok completely on your whole network. I do it from a security and privacy perspective but the same principles apply if you want to block other social networks or online services.

pfSense

Prepare and upgrade pfSense+ from 24.03 to 24.11

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 - by Vikash Jhagroe - Leave a Comment

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In this video, I will show how I approach and execute an upgrade of pfSense+. Now, the main focus for me is the methodology I use on how to prepare for an update of a very critical component of my network. So even if you don’t have pfSense, you might benefit from watching me explain how I prepare an upgrade, so you can use the same methodology for any kind of software or hardware in your own infrastructure, and have a piece of mind during the upgrade process.

Check the IPTV configuration video here.
Check how to keep the pfBlockerNG setting even when the package is removed.

pfSense

Loadbalancing WAN and VPN connections with pfSense

November 24, 2024November 24, 2024 - by Vikash Jhagroe - Leave a Comment

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In this video, I’ll show you how to load-balance multiple WAN and/or VPN connections using a Load Balancing Gateway Group in pfSense. Very powerful if you are using multiple outlets to the internet and you need maximum uptime or even privacy protection.

pfSense

Move from pfBlockerNG to pfBlockerNG-devel and keep al your settings!

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 - by Vikash Jhagroe - Leave a Comment

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Up until now, I have been using pfBlockerNG. But now I moved to pfBlockerNG-devel while keeping all my settings. Here is why you also should consider moving to pfBlockerNG-devel, and keep all your settings!