# bindhosts/bindhosts

Systemless hosts for APatch / KernelSU / Magisk

Repository: https://github.com/bindhosts/bindhosts
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bindhosts
Language: JavaScript
License: WTFPL
License Family: permissive
Topics: action-button, self-updating, webui, adblocker, apatch, kernelsu, magisk
Last push: 2026-08-24T02:14:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 67
- inputs: {"age_days": 943, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 10, "gap_med": 6, "n_releases_24m": 44}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1391, forks 86 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:35.878306+00:00)

## What it is
A systemless hosts manager for rooted Android devices that works with APatch, KernelSU, and Magisk. It provides ad-blocking and hostname redirection via bind mounts and OverlayFS, controlled through a WebUI or action button, with self-updating support.

## Use cases
- block ads systemlessly on a rooted android phone
- manage hosts file overrides without modifying the system partition
- redirect domains to localhost on magisk or kernelsu
- use adaway alongside a root manager hosts module
- control hosts blocking from a webui or module action button

## When to choose
- you have a rooted android device with APatch, KernelSU, or Magisk and want systemless hosts-based ad blocking
- you need multiple redirect methods and manager mount options
- you want a self-updating module with WebUI control

## When to avoid
- your device is not rooted or you use a different root solution
- you need DNS-level or network-wide ad blocking rather than hosts-file blocking
- you run stock Magisk without WebUI support and prefer a GUI beyond the action button

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, self-hosted, developer-tools
- domain: android-tools, security, privacy, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: adblocker, systemless-hosts, magisk-module, kernelsu, apatch, root-managers, webui, adaway, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- bindhosts/bindhosts (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.878306+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:35.461170+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bindhosts/bindhosts (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.878306+00:00, sha d9c3ac490aa9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.