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    # Ubiquity EdgeMAX Ad Blocking Content Filtering using EdgeRouter

    This is [based on](https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/205223340)
    `sudo -i && vi /config/user-data/update-adblock-dnsmasq.sh`
    This is [based on a guide on the Ubnt forums](https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/205223340).

    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`.


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    # Ubiquity EdgeMAX Ad Blocking Content Filtering using EdgeRouter

    This is [based on](https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/205223340)
    `sudo -i && vi /config/user-data/update-adblock-dnsmasq.sh`


    ```
    #!/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:

    - https://thepcspy.com/blockadblock/
    - https://ads-blocker.com/testing/

    # References

    This is based on a [YouTube video by Willie Howe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrAwg1inp2E).