I wrote an auto install script based on your instructions

[slyfox1186]

Thought I would share it. Seems to work great for me.

You just create the script...

#!/usr/bin/env bash

clear

# youTube_ads_4_pi-hole-installer.sh

random_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
gravity="$(find /etc/ -type f -name 'gravity.db')"
yt_adlist="${random_dir}/yt-adlist.txt"
c1='youTube_ads_4_pi-hole -- github.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole'

#
# REMOVE LEFTOVER FOLDERS FROM PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS/RUNS
#

if [ -d 'youTube_ads_4_pi-hole' ]; then
    rm -fr 'youTube_ads_4_pi-hole'
fi

#
# GIT CLONE THE REPO
#

git clone 'https://github.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole.git'
cd 'youTube_ads_4_pi-hole' || exit 1

#
# CHANGE A VARIABLE IN THE SCRIPT
#

sed -i 's/repoDir=\$(pwd)/repoDir="\${PWD}"/g' 'youtube.sh'

#
# MAKE THE SCRIPT EXECUTABLE
#

chmod a+x 'youtube.sh'

#
# ADD CRONTAB ENTRY TO AUTO-UPDATE THE SCRIPT
#

is_in_cron="${PWD}/youtube.sh"
cron_entry=$(crontab -l 2>&1) || exit
new_cron_entry="0 */1 * * * ${PWD}/youtube.sh 2>&1"

if [[ "${cron_entry}" != *"${is_in_cron}"* ]]; then
  printf '%s\n' "${cron_entry}" "${new_cron_entry}" | crontab -
fi

#
# ADD URL TO PIHOLE'S ADLISTS
#

echo 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/master/youtubelist.txt' > "${yt_adlist}"
cat < "${yt_adlist}" | xargs -I{} sqlite3 "${gravity}" 2>/dev/null \
    "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO adlist (address, comment) VALUES ('{}',\"${c1}\")"

#
# UPDATE PIHOLE'S GRAVITY AND RESTARTDNS
#

pihole -g
pihole restartdns

#
# DELETE THE RANDOM TMP DIRECTORY
#

rm -fr "${random_dir}"

Then you run these commands...

sudo chmod a+x youTube_ads_4_pi-hole-installer.sh
sudo bash youTube_ads_4_pi-hole-installer.sh

[RedYellowGM]

Hi, can you give a step by step guide on how to install the scritpt? I think I've made some mistakes, because I still see ads on youtube. Thanks

[Spartan1776]

Thought I would share it. Seems to work great for me.

@slyfox1186, as of 05/17/2024, is this repo still blocking YouTube ads for you? The README could use a clarity upgrade (haha...), but I don't really want to invest the time if this doesn't even work. I would assume it works (dangerous, I know), but the last commit was two years ago, so I don't know how relevant this is.

The reason I ask is that everything I've read so far seems to indicate that both videos and ad pulls come from the same source, so it's impossible to use a DNS blocklist to block ads without blocking the video itself, too. If this works, though, it'd be a game-changer for me.

Thanks for your help, and thanks for the script!

[slyfox1186]

Anytime man. Making the world a better place one script at a time!

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On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 8:56 AM Gateway1776 ***@***.***> wrote: Thought I would share it. Seems to work great for me. @slyfox1186 <https://github.com/slyfox1186>, as of 05/17/2024, is this repo still blocking YouTube ads for you? The README could use a clarity upgrade (haha...), but I don't really want to invest the time if this doesn't even work. I would *assume* it works (dangerous, I know), but the last commit was two years ago, so I don't know how relevant this is. The reason I ask is that everything I've read so far seems to indicate that both videos and ad pulls come from the same source, so it's impossible to use a DNS blocklist to block ads without blocking the video itself, too. If this works, though, it'd be a game-changer for me. Thanks for your help, and thanks for the script! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#146 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AI7VCU7BGTBJFO5I3OMY2CTZCX5ARAVCNFSM6AAAAABAOLJTUGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCMJXGU2DINBXGY> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

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