Community Blocklists

Community-driven URL/domain blocklists organized by category. Compatible with pfBlockerNG, Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, OPNsense, Unbound, dnsmasq, SquidGuard, and any DNS-based filtering solution.

4,000,000+ domains across 74 categories, updated weekly from 5 open sources.

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Quick Start

Pi-hole

Add as Adlist (hosts format):

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StbanMc/CommunityBlocklists/main/exports/hosts/<category>.txt

AdGuard Home

Add as DNS blocklist:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StbanMc/CommunityBlocklists/main/exports/adguard/<category>.txt

pfBlockerNG (pfSense)

In Firewall > pfBlockerNG > DNSBL > DNSBL Groups:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StbanMc/CommunityBlocklists/main/exports/domains/<category>.txt

OPNsense (Unbound DNS)

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StbanMc/CommunityBlocklists/main/exports/unbound/<category>.conf

dnsmasq

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StbanMc/CommunityBlocklists/main/exports/dnsmasq/<category>.conf

Combined (all categories)

exports/combined/all-domains.txt   # Plain domains
exports/combined/all-hosts.txt     # Hosts format
exports/combined/all-adguard.txt   # AdGuard format

SquidGuard (legacy)

Clone the repo and point SquidGuard to ListFilter-Squid/BL/.

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Available Formats

Format	Directory	Use case
Plain domains	exports/domains/	pfBlockerNG, generic
Hosts file	exports/hosts/	Pi-hole, /etc/hosts
AdGuard	exports/adguard/	AdGuard Home
dnsmasq	exports/dnsmasq/	dnsmasq, OPNsense
Unbound	exports/unbound/	Unbound DNS resolver
Combined	exports/combined/	All categories merged
SquidGuard	ListFilter-Squid/BL/	Legacy SquidGuard

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Categories

Security

Category	File name	Description
Phishing/Scam	hacking	Phishing, scam, hacking tools
Malware/Spyware	spyware	Malware, spyware, tracking, ransomware, cryptojacking
Fraud	costtraps	Fraud, cost traps
Aggressive	aggressive	Aggressive/hostile content
Violence	violence	Violence, dangerous material

Privacy

Category	File name	Description
Advertising	adv	Ads, trackers
VPN/Proxy	anonvpn	Anonymous VPN, proxies, DoH
Redirectors	redirector	URL redirectors
URL shorteners	urlshortener	URL shortening services
Remote control	remotecontrol	Remote access tools
Dynamic DNS	dynamic	Dynamic DNS services

Adult Content

Category	File name	Description
Pornography	porn	Pornography (1.1M+ domains)
Lingerie	sex-lingerie	Lingerie
Dating	dating	Dating sites

Entertainment

Category	File name	Description
Gambling	gamble	Gambling, betting (238K+ domains)
Online games	hobby-games-online	Online games
Movies	movies	Movie streaming
Music	music	Music streaming
Social networks	socialnet	Social networks
Chat	chat	Chat platforms
Webmail	webmail	Webmail services

Commerce & Finance

Category	File name	Description
Shopping	shopping	Online shopping
Banking	finance-banking	Banking
Trading/Crypto	finance-trading	Trading, cryptocurrency

Other

Category	File name	Description
News	news	News, press
Warez/Piracy	warez	Piracy, warez
Drugs	tracker-drugs	Drug-related
Job search	jobsearch	Job search sites

See all 74 categories in ListFilter-Squid/BL/.

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Data Sources

Source	Updated	What it provides
UT1 Blacklists (Univ. Toulouse)	Daily	40+ categorized lists
BlockListProject	Regular	ads, malware, phishing, gambling, porn, drugs, piracy, scam, tracking
Hagezi DNS Blocklists	Regular	gambling, DoH
StevenBlack/hosts	Regular	unified ads/malware
Phishing Army	Daily	phishing domains

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Automated Updates

GitHub Actions updates the lists every Monday automatically:

1. Downloads latest data from all upstream sources
2. Merges with existing lists (additive, no domains lost)
3. Deduplicates and sorts
4. Exports to all formats
5. Auto-commits

Trigger manually from the Actions tab anytime.

Run locally

bash scripts/update_lists.sh      # Update from sources
bash scripts/export_formats.sh    # Export to all formats

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Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

• Add domains to categories via Pull Request
• Report false positives via Issues
• Suggest new categories or data sources
• Improve scripts or add export formats

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Stats

• 4,000,000+ domains
• 74 categories
• 6 export formats
• 5 upstream sources
• Weekly automated updates

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License

Open source. See LICENSE.