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| ====== Ad blocking ====== | ====== Ad blocking ====== |
| Network-wide ad blocking may be desired for content filtering to reduce ads, reduce bandwidth usage, reduce tracking and increase privacy. | Network-wide ad blocking may be desired for content filtering to reduce ads, reduce bandwidth usage, reduce tracking and increase privacy. |
| This can be accomplished with OpenWrt by installing one of the options below: | This can be accomplished with OpenWrt by installing one of the options below. |
| * Adblock: install packages [[packages:pkgdata:adblock]] + [[packages:pkgdata:luci-app-adblock]]. Navigate to **LuCI -> Services -> Adblock** for configuration. See [[https://github.com/openwrt/packages/blob/master/net/adblock/files/README.md|documentation]] and [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/adblock-support-thread/507|forum]] for support. | |
| * Simple-Adblock: install packages [[packages:pkgdata:simple-adblock]] + [[packages:pkgdata:luci-app-simple-adblock]]. Navigate to **LuCI -> Services -> Simple-Adblock** for configuration. See [[https://github.com/openwrt/packages/blob/master/net/simple-adblock/files/README.md|documentation]] and [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/simple-adblock-fast-lean-and-fully-uci-luci-configurable-adblocking/1327|forum]] for support. | |
| * AdGuard Home: install package [[packages:pkgdata:adguardhome]]. The intitial setup is more complex and not managed through LuCI, so if you choose this read the [[docs:guide-user:services:dns:adguard-home|documentation]] carefully. | |
| * Banhostlist: install package [[packages:pkgdata:banhostlist|banhostlist]]. However, this project has not been updated since 2015. | |
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| [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/adblock-vs-simple-adblock/5236/6|This forum post]] (from 2017) gives a short comparison between Adblock and Simple Adblock. | ===== Solutions ===== |
| Summarized, it says that Adblock is more powerful and might receive additional features in the future while Simple Adblock aims to be easier to use and more performant. | ==== Adblock ==== |
| | * Packages [[packages:pkgdata:adblock]], [[packages:pkgdata:luci-app-adblock]] |
| | * Configuration: **LuCI -> Services -> Adblock** |
| | * Support: [[https://github.com/openwrt/packages/blob/master/net/adblock/files/README.md|documentation]], [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/adblock-support-thread/507|forum]] |
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| | ==== Adblock-Fast ==== |
| | * Packages: [[packages:pkgdata:adblock-fast]], [[packages:pkgdata:luci-app-adblock-fast]] |
| | * Configuration: **LuCI -> Services -> Adblock-Fast** |
| | * Documentation/support: [[https://docs.openwrt.melmac.net/adblock-fast/|documentation]], [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/adblock-fast-ad-blocking-service-for-dnsmasq-and-unbound/170530|forum]] |
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| | ==== AdGuard Home ==== |
| | * Packages: [[packages:pkgdata:adguardhome]] |
| | * Documentation/support: [[docs:guide-user:services:dns:adguard-home|documentation]], [[https://forum.openwrt.org/t/how-to-updated-2021-installing-adguardhome-on-openwrt-manual-and-opkg-method/113904|forum]] |
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