This is based on a guide on the Ubnt forums.
Log into your Edgerouter and run the following - sudo -i && vi /config/user-data/update-adblock-dnsmasq.sh
This will switch you to the root user and open up vi.
#!/bin/bash
ad_list_url="http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/serverlist.php?hostformat=dnsmasq&showintro=0&mimetype=plaintext"
#The IP address below should point to the IP of your router or to 0.0.0.0
pixelserv_ip="0.0.0.0"
ad_file="/etc/dnsmasq.d/dnsmasq.adlist.conf"
temp_ad_file="/etc/dnsmasq.d/dnsmasq.adlist.conf.tmp"
curl -s $ad_list_url | sed "s/127\.0\.0\.1/$pixelserv_ip/" > $temp_ad_file
if [ -f "$temp_ad_file" ]
then
#sed -i -e '/www\.favoritesite\.com/d' $temp_ad_file
mv $temp_ad_file $ad_file
else
echo "Error building the ad list, please try again."
exit
fi
/etc/init.d/dnsmasq force-reload
sudo -i
chmod a+x /config/user-data/update-adblock-dnsmasq.sh
sh /config/user-data/update-adblock-dnsmasq.sh
(crontab -l ; echo "56 4 * * 6 /config/user-data/update-adblock-dnsmasq.sh") | crontab -
Visit the following sites to confirm the ad-blocker is working:
This is based on a YouTube video by Willie Howe.
Forgive my ignorance but how do I enter the script above in my EdgeRouter X? I've tried the CLI and I guess I'm not doing something right.