0xERR0R/blocky
Fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network with many features
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Where it stands
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1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 52 days ago, with 98 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a fast and lightweight DNS proxy with ad-blocking and advanced filtering features for local networks.
- Delivers high performance with customizable caching, multi-protocol support, and privacy-focused DNS query distribution.
- Use for blocking ads and malware domains on home or office networks with client-specific allow/deny lists.
- Use for enhancing DNS security and privacy by enabling DNSSEC validation and DNS over HTTPS/TLS protocols.
- Use for monitoring and analyzing DNS traffic via integrated Prometheus metrics, REST APIs, and database logging.
Should you depend on it?
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License
Apache 2.0
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.
Community files
- README: present
- Code of conduct: present
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From the README
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You can find full documentation and configuration examples at: https://0xERR0R.github.io/blocky/
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
318+26
Open issues
60+13
Compared with peers in Networking
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 1, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| superdesigndev/treg | 7.2K | +656 | 45 | — |
| MHSanaei/3x-ui | 49.4K | +522 | 53 | 134 days ago |
| netbirdio/netbird | 30.7K | +399 | 65 | 7 days ago |
| tailscale/tailscale | 38.7K | +378 | 65 | 3 days ago |
| caddyserver/caddy | 78.8K | +267 | 60 | 1 day ago |
| 0xERR0R/blocky | 7.1K | — | 57 | 52 days ago |
| Category median | 38.7K | +399 | 60 | — |
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