OpenWrt adblock

A DNS-based ad and abuse domain blocking package for OpenWrt routers, covering every device on the network.

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About OpenWrt adblock

Adblock is a community-maintained OpenWrt package. It blocks ad, tracker and abuse domains at the DNS level on the router. Because the router does the filtering, phones, tablets, watches and other network gadgets are covered without any browser plugin.

It is installed from the OpenWrt package feeds. It is managed through its own command-line interface and configuration options. The README covers quick start, best practice, tweaks and troubleshooting. It suits people who already run OpenWrt on their router.

Strengths

  • Filters ads for every device behind the router
  • Installed from the standard OpenWrt package feeds
  • Command-line interface and many config options

Limitations

  • Requires a router running OpenWrt
  • Setup assumes familiarity with router administration

Details

Pricing
FreeFree package from the OpenWrt community feeds.
License
Open source, license not stated
Developer
The OpenWrt contributors
Platforms
Linux, Command line
How it runs
Downloadable app
Account
Not required
Best suited for
OpenWrt router owners who want network-wide ad and tracker blocking
Last verified
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Provenance
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Software that can replace OpenWrt adblock for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.

  • Diversion

    A DNS-based ad blocker that runs on Asus routers with Asuswrt-Merlin firmware.

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    Diversion offers the same router-level blocking but runs only on Asus routers with Asuswrt-Merlin firmware, managed through amtm, and is not open source.

  • Pi-hole

    A DNS server for your home network that refuses to look up ad and tracker domains, for every device at once.

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    Pi-hole blocks ads for the whole network from a separate Linux machine with a web interface, and can run the DHCP server, instead of running on the router.

  • AdGuard Home

    Network-wide ad and tracker blocking in a single binary, with encrypted DNS built in rather than bolted on.

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    AdGuard Home runs as one binary with a web interface on many systems including ARM, adding encrypted DNS serving, per-client rules and parental controls.

  • Blocky

    Lightweight DNS proxy with blocklists, written for container deployments.

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    Blocky is a small Apache-2.0 DNS proxy suited to containers and small boards, with per-client blocking rules, configured in YAML without an admin interface.

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