# notracking/hosts-blocklists

Automatically updated, moderated and optimized lists for blocking ads, trackers, malware and other garbage

Repository: https://github.com/notracking/hosts-blocklists
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hosts-blocklists
License Family: other
Topics: blocklist, hostfile, adblock, dns, dnsmasq, ads, blocklists, hostname, domain, dnscrypt-proxy, blacklist, unbound, dnscrypt, dnscrypt-proxy2, filter, malware, hostnames
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-06-26T14:10:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3912, "days_push": 1164, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2303, forks 141 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:35.606148+00:00)

## What it is
NoTracking is an automatically updated DNS-based blocklist for blocking ads, trackers, malware, phishing, and webminers. It ships optimized wildcard-filtered lists in formats for dnsmasq, dnscrypt-proxy, Unbound, and AdblockPlus-compatible tools like Pi-hole and AdGuard Home.

## Use cases
- block ads at the DNS level on my router
- filter trackers with dnsmasq
- block malware and phishing domains with unbound
- add an adblock list to Pi-hole or AdGuard Home
- stop webminers and scam sites via dnscrypt-proxy
- reduce tracking network-wide without browser extensions

## When to choose
- you need prebuilt DNS blocklists for dnsmasq, Unbound, dnscrypt-proxy, or Pi-hole
- you want wildcard-optimized lists that catch new subdomains
- you prefer network-wide ad and tracker blocking over per-browser extensions

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained list - the project announced it is shutting down
- you need content filtering beyond ads, trackers, and malware
- you require a licensed or formally supported dataset

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: abandoned
- function: security, privacy, networking
- domain: security, privacy, networking, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: blocklist, adblock, dns-blocking, dnsmasq, unbound, dnscrypt-proxy, pi-hole, tracker-blocking, malware-blocking, shutting-down, linux

## Member repositories
- notracking/hosts-blocklists (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.606148+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 2026-08-30T02:40:08.339062+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/notracking/hosts-blocklists (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.606148+00:00, sha 6752d70f4c57)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.