Blocklists w/ cronjob

BLOCKLISTS.md

Use it e.g. in Transmission's options as file:///tmp/blocklist

blocklists.sh

#!/usr/bin/env zsh

tmpdir="/tmp/blocklists-$(date +%Y-%M-%d)"
mkdir -p $tmpdir

# https://www.iblocklist.com/lists.php

if [[ $1 = '-a' ]]; then
	blocklists=($(curl -s 'https://www.iblocklist.com/lists.php' | egrep -o '[a-z]{20}' | sort -u))
else
	blocklists=(
		dgxtneitpuvgqqcpfulq # bluetack ads
		gihxqmhyunbxhbmgqrla # bluetack bogon
		imlmncgrkbnacgcwfjvh # bluetack edu
		usrcshglbiilevmyfhse # bluetack hijacked
		ydxerpxkpcfqjaybcssw # bluetack level 1
		gyisgnzbhppbvsphucsw # bluetack level 2
		uwnukjqktoggdknzrhgh # bluetack level 3
		xshktygkujudfnjfioro # bluetack microsoft
		mcvxsnihddgutbjfbghy # bluetack spider
		llvtlsjyoyiczbkjsxpf # bluetack spyware
		ijfqtofzixtwayqovmxn # tbg primary threats
	)
fi

for b in $blocklists; do
	wget -q -O ${tmpdir}/${b}.gz "http://list.iblocklist.com/?list=${b}&fileformat=p2p&archiveformat=gz"
done

lc=$LC_ALL
export LC_ALL='C'
gzcat ${tmpdir}/*.gz | sort -u > /tmp/blocklist
export LC_ALL=$lc
rm -r ${tmpdir}

crontab

# every day five minutes after midnight
5 0 * * * $HOME/.local/bin/blocklists.sh

crontab2

# More simple onliner that get's the job done as well

@daily curl -sL 'https://www.iblocklist.com/lists.php' | egrep -A1 'star_[45]' | egrep -o '[a-z]{20}' | sort -u | while read -r blocklist; do curl -sL "http://list.iblocklist.com/?list=${blocklist}&fileformat=p2p&archiveformat=gz" | gunzip -q > ~/Library/Application\ Support/Transmission/blocklists/$blocklist; done