# txthinking/google-hosts

Google hosts generator

Repository: https://github.com/txthinking/google-hosts
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/google-hosts
Homepage: https://www.txthinking.com
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: google, hosts, hostsfile, generator, host
Last push: 2026-06-19T01:59:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4654, "days_push": 76, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3363, forks 1218 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:58.164712+00:00)

## What it is
A set of shell scripts that find usable Google IP addresses by scanning CIDR ranges, testing SSL/ping, and generating a hosts file mapping Google domains to working IPs. It automates finding, filtering, and applying the best IPs for domains like google.com.

## Use cases
- generate a hosts file for google domains
- find working google IPs from a CIDR range
- bypass google IP blocking via hosts file
- test which google IPs have valid SSL and low latency
- automatically update hosts entries from a DNS server

## When to choose
- you need to access Google services where DNS or IP routing is blocked
- you want a lightweight shell-based hosts file generator
- you prefer manually curated hosts entries over a proxy or VPN

## When to avoid
- you need a full proxy or VPN solution rather than hosts-based routing
- you are on Windows without a shell environment
- you want a maintained GUI tool

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: networking, developer-tools, cli
- domain: networking, privacy, censorship-circumvention
- platform: cli
- tags: hosts-file, google-ip, shell-scripts, dns, censorship-circumvention, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- txthinking/google-hosts (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:58.164712+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 2026-08-29T18:40:20.099136+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/txthinking/google-hosts (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:58.164712+00:00, sha 401cae0302f7)
  - homepage: https://www.txthinking.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:33:42.368983+00:00, sha 49df0c9c0fac)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.