kboghdady / youtube_ads_4_pi-hole

YouTube script to add the new Ads list for Pi-hole

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Script to add YouTube Ads DNS to Pi-hole black list

You can add this link to your gravity list by going to

http://piholeIPAddress/admin/groups-adlists.php
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/master/youtubelist.txt

and the list added by the crowed Keep in mind the crowd list it is all DNS gathered by the crowd WITHOUT filtering the block DNS
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/master/crowed_list.txt

Also, add script to update the gravity list containing these lines : pihole -g sudo pihole restartdns if you experience youtube loops or blocking to the actual video while using the gravity
Please clear the gravity domain list as it sometimes keep the ignore list :

/usr/bin/sqlite3 /etc/pihole/gravity.db "delete from gravity where domain like '%googlevideo.com%' "
pihole -g

How the script works

• It will get the black.list from my github which is updated daily or every two days
• It will update both the black.list and blacklist.txt files where the blocking of pihole happens
• It will remove any dupiclates

it will be more effective if you add it the crontab

Steps:

1- Download the script from github using this command :

git clone https://github.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole.git

cd youTube_ads_4_pi-hole

2- Change where the repo directory in youtube.sh

repoDir='/pi/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole'

3- Make the script executable

sudo chmod a+x youtube.sh

4- Create a scheduled task to run the script:

sudo crontab -e 

5-Add this line to make it runs every 1 hour, but you can change it to whatever you like

0 */1 * * * sudo /home/pi/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/youtube.sh >/dev/null 

Where the script location is /home/pi/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/youtube.sh
more information about crontab https://crontab.guru

if you want to delete all blacklist from your database in case of issues

/usr/bin/sqlite3 /etc/pihole/gravity.db "delete from domainlist where domain like '%googlevideo.com%' "

NOTE : if you are using the default pihole gravity make sure to whitelit s.youtube.com which blocks the videos

this default list has it : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts

youtube_ads_4_pi-hole's Issues

Ads country-specific?

I have tried this list for about a week now. Hard to say whether it’s working or not but one thing is for sure, the only ads I am seeing right now is country-specific. I only see ads in my native language. Just want to let you know. Maybe a domain change will do it?

Is the blacklist still being updated?

^^ like what the title says

lots of sites missing

https://www.rtsak.com/cidr/2001:998::-30

IP	Type	Hostname
2001:998:12:59::c	A	r1.sn-xap5-ixaz.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:59::c	A	r1---sn-xap5-ixaz.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:59::d	A	r2---sn-xap5-ixaz.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:59::e	A	r3.sn-xap5-ixaz.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:59::e	A	r3---sn-xap5-ixaz.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:59::f	A	r4.sn-xap5-ixaz.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:59::f	A	r4---sn-xap5-ixaz.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:59::10	A	r5---sn-xap5-ixaz.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:59::11	A	r6---sn-xap5-ixaz.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:59::12	A	r7---sn-xap5-ixaz.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:59::13	A	r8.sn-xap5-ixaz.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:59::13	A	r8---sn-xap5-ixaz.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::c	A	r1---sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::d	A	r2---sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::d	A	r2.sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::e	A	r3---sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::e	A	r3.sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::f	A	r4.sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::f	A	r4.sn-xap5-ixas.c.pack.google.com
2001:998:12:5a::f	A	r4---sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::10	A	r5.sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::10	A	r5---sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::11	A	r6---sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::11	A	r6.sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::12	A	r7---sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::13	A	r8.sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5a::13	A	r8---sn-xap5-ixas.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::c	A	r1---sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::c	A	r1.sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::d	A	r2.sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::e	A	r3---sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::e	A	r3.sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::f	A	r4---sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::f	A	r4.sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::10	A	r5---sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::10	A	r5.sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::11	A	r6.sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::11	A	r6---sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::12	A	r7---sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::12	A	r7.sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::13	A	r8.sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:5b::13	A	r8---sn-xap5-ixal.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:9a::c	A	r1.sn-xap5-ixa6.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:9a::d	A	r2.sn-xap5-ixa6.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:9a::e	A	r3.sn-xap5-ixa6.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:9a::10	A	r5.sn-xap5-ixa6.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:9a::11	A	r6.sn-xap5-ixa6.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:9a::12	A	r7.sn-xap5-ixa6.googlevideo.com
2001:998:12:9a::13	A	r8.sn-xap5-ixa6.googlevideo.com

f.e.

Random local IP Addresses to black list?

So, I see some random ip addresses such as 8.8.8 or random local ip's from my devices added to blacklist? also it adds a <CNAME> as well. Fix please?

Plans to update script for use in PiHole v5 (currently in beta)

Per this article https://pi-hole.net/2020/01/19/announcing-a-beta-test-of-pi-hole-5-0/#page-content
Moving forward, Pihole is moving to using a database (named - gravity.db) to store whitelist, blacklist, and gravity lists. This mean current scrips will have to be migrated to interacting with the database. Any plans on doing making this happen, I'm currently on the PiHole Beta and unfortunately can't use your script.

Is there anyway to add these?

I'm having like these turn up, is there anyway you could add them to your script please ?

p2-galfbu4g6o4ms-recvcqnkwlxh4nur-868998-i1-v6exp3.ds.metric.gstatic.com
p2-galfbu4g6o4ms-recvcqnkwlxh4nur-868998-s1-v6exp3-v4.metric.gstatic.com
p2-galfbu4g6o4ms-recvcqnkwlxh4nur-if-v6exp3-v4.metric.gstatic.com
p2-nfj5wqfccwaig-u32h7kfqb55lkgxx-755042-i1-v6exp3.ds.metric.gstatic.com
p2-nfj5wqfccwaig-u32h7kfqb55lkgxx-755042-i2-v6exp3.v4.metric.gstatic.com
p2-nfj5wqfccwaig-u32h7kfqb55lkgxx-755042-s1-v6exp3-v4.metric.gstatic.com
p4-b26d2myvxmnic-2g7erssxpeljycve-if-v6exp3-v4.metric.gstatic.com
p4-dtpyky5z34ncy-kpslgygro46fb7mf-if-v6exp3-v4.metric.gstatic.com

127.0.0.1

Hi. Can you please create a black.list file with 127.0.0.1 at the beginning of each line? I know that this can be done with scripts, but I'm not familiar with linux. I want to add this file to my router's openwrt hosts file.
Thank you!

filtter youtube links from existing local pihole log

Hello kboghdady, thanks for your expert guidance. i am running your "youtube.sh" bash command daily. as you are expert in programming i want to suggest one more thing to add in your bash file. like system check the logs of local pihole data & filter "http: //r3---sn-uxa0n-ttjse.googlevideo. com" like address & in next circle that address also append in your blacklist.txt.

the overall mean that today from which link i received youtube adds. tomorrow after re-run your program it will detain & closed for future. my overall mean is not to upload our data to your side. but like in our blacklist.txt file. also i am using pihole & unbound combination & in each of my google link"uxa0n" always present. but when i fetch google video data or your file "curl ‘https: //api.hackertarget.com/hostsearch/?q=googlevideo.com" i am not see much these "uxa0n" links. so i am confusing. why this "uxa0n" is coming in my side. thanks in advance

Doesn't work with CentOS due to gawk?

Hi there!
I tried this with my CentOS Pi-Hole installation, and it fails.

Ur list is blocking youtube video's aswell.

Ur list is blocking yt videos.

Error running script

Hi kboghdady,
thank you for your effort. I have problem with running script, I get this error:

pi@raspberrypi:~/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole $ sudo ./youtube.sh
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 757k 100 757k 0 0 1131k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 1131k
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 757k 100 757k 0 0 1386k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 1389k
sudo: unable to execute /usr/local/bin/pihole: Argument list too long

can you help me what's wrong?
Thank you,
Pavel

youTube_ads_4_pi-hole breaks youtube

Hi,

Thanks for this script. I tried it for a while but unfortunately it looks like it ended breaking YT completely. Videos would simply not load anymore. I ended up removing the script but it seems like the script bans too many domains, or at least some domains that deliver actual content.

Sorry not really any more details to add!

Some Legitimate Videos Blocked

After implementing the blacklists I'm seeing some legitimate videos being blocked, the YouTube videos simply wont begin playing, witnessed on both a Roku TV Stick and on a Win7 Desktop. Most videos play fine but some do not.

I'm in the UK if that is of any relevance.

what is the difference (list vs. script)?

Hi - what is the difference in adding the block list (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/master/youtubelist.txt) to Pi-Hole vs. running this shell script?

Do they result in the same behavior?

is there a chance there will be a version for adguard home?

I tried it in adguard home, found it not working by different format of the list, great work still, bravo.

no black.list or blacklist file in the folder

Howdy!

I am trying to use your script, however in the /etc/pihole/ folder I did not find black.list or blacklist file, the only file seems to be relevant to the ads list is called adlists.list. Will that affect the usage of the script? The pi-hole version is 4.3.2 (latest). Thank you in advance!

Ads still playing in browser and app (Android)

Hi, I've recently setup a pi-hole on my network and added your list under "Adlist group management". I updated the gravity list, but YouTube ads are still playing on my Android device through the app and browser. Pi-hole seems to be working fine as it is blocking ads from other sites. Did I add your list correctly?

I'm in the United States, if that helps.

Unraid

Do you know how to get this to work in unraid?

5 extra subdomains

sorry changed to pull request

Initial Run

Is it normal for the first run of the script to take ages? Is the first run the slowest and then subsequent runs then a lot faster?

Admitedly I know I'm running on it on a slow system (Raspberry Pi B from 2011 - 700MHz CPU) but it seems to run DietPi + PiHole nicely.

It has been running for close to an hour now, I cancelled it a while ago because I convinced myself it had got in a never ending loop, however after re-running I don't think that was the case because now I'm seeing lots of "... already exists in blacklist, no need to add!" so I'm guessing I've only slow things down.

I'd be intregued to know the answer to my question at the top though.

Thanks for all of your time and efforts on this wonderful project.

YouTube Videos not Playing

For some reason, YouTube videos have been unable to load since this morning.

https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/1l8hjn93cy

Video won't to start

Hey, is it possible that the video no longer shows advertisements but does not start the video? It's stuck in an endless loop. It seems to me a lot

Working Blocklist entry

Hello!

Just a suggestion,

using the script to add the blacklist to '/etc/pihole' causes the gui to chug. My preferred method is to add a url to the blocklist.

Adding the url in your instructions...

https://github.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/blob/master/youtubelist.txt

Doesn't get me the list.

However, adding the url you curl in your script...

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/master/black.list

Successfully pulls the list and updates gravity!

Youtube is also blocked along with ads

I can't access Youtube along with the ads. I believe DNS is blocking youtube as well as ads

Videos won't start

Hi ! Thanks for your job.

Videos won't start/nor autoplay until I restart the video itself.. .

How to fix that or remove all entries from the blocklist after running your script for months?

Thanks a lot.

Not really an issue, just wanted to say thanks!

👍

does not work with pihole >= 5.0

pihole moved to a database store meaning the domains should be inserted to that database instead of writing them to a file.

Update daily on repo ?

Could we add a system to send updated lists of people using the solution to this repo? In order to have daily updated lists available?

Not working anymore!

Getting anoying, youtube black screens, videos not loading you need to go back or refresh ads still going tru! If the issue cannot be roleved please provide an easy way to uninstall/remove!

gravity.db

SHould a
pihole -g
be added to the script for V5.0 users?
Now the updated black.list wont get into the gravity.db

is it work on YT mobile?

I tried in Apps Youtube on mobile device, but the ads on video still visible.

autoinstall gawk

What about adding "-y" to autoinstall gawk on at the end of line 37 on youtube.sh ?

Merge error in blacklist file and youtube.sh

Hi,

there is a merge error in your blacklist file on line 20102:

<<<<<<< HEAD

Also there is a "====" command on line 21 of the youtube.sh script which does nothing, except throw an "unknown command" error.

How do you create the list?

Hi.

I have a guess that your list works for US mostly. Because as soos as I switch my youtube location and languege to US, I get much less ads than when Im "located" in Russia.

Could you please share the way you create the list? Then I will be able to create a Russian version for myself and finally get rid of ads.

Thanks

Differences between black.list and gravity.list

How does the shell script work? Because I can't find a path to gravity.list in youtube.sh. I use PiHole in Docker.

Syntax error

The script doesn't work on my Raspi3 running Pihole:

pi@pihole3:~ $ sudo python /home/pi/youtube.sh File "/home/pi/youtube.sh", line 9 piholeIPV4=hostname -I |awk '{print $1}' ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Anything except gawk that needs to be installed?

Invalid domains in black.list

There are 2 lines in black.list which are invalid domains:

• Line 20102: <<<<<<< HEAD
• Line 20123: =======

Cheers!

Watch history is blocked

@kboghdady The tracking watch history function seems to be blocked, verified using the Android Youtube App.

False Positive

Video doesn't play when r5---sn-vgqsknll.googlevideo.com is blocked

"Database Is Locked"

Upon running the script manually I am constantly greeted with "Error: database is locked" after it attempts to add any domain to the black list.

The image attached is an example of my issue:

Loading until infinity

My PiHole is blocking the advertisements but when my YouTube player hits the add block within a video it stops playing and starts loading the advertisement until the end of time.

Samsung TV Q60R YouTube Application.

Can't open blacklist

Hey mate, loving the script, however I think it's so large it causes the pihole admin to freeze if I try and load the blacklist

Anyone else have this issue? Any work arounds?

Not working properly

still getting regular ads, and after the ads finished the video won't load

YouTube Ads still paying but after ads video won't load for me

Running this on OpenWRT WRT3200ACM

YouTube Ads still paying but after ads video won't load for me

I don't like the way this is implemented.

I do not think so the way you implement the way of importing the domains to pi hole appropriate. Where you import each domain separately. I tried this other way by using pihole5-list-tool. I could easily import a bulk of lists as white lists or as blacklists. I do not understand this approach of yours to import the domains one by one. This is very time consuming and also annoying to disable. Could I know why you take such an approach? Is there any reason?

after longer usage of script youtube stops to open videos

after several days of using script I have noticed that videos aren't launching. I commented section for analysing the logs and left downloading blacklists only and rebuild blacklist. Videos started to work fine. So section for analysing the logs needs some readjustments ;-) Nevertheless I appreciate the idea :-)

Transform list to valid blocklist

If you have black.list transform to a valid (Pi-hole) blacklist like https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts, users would only need to add it under their-pi-hole-ip/settings.php?tab=blocklists.

It is very cumbersome to have users set a cronjob and add EVERYTHING you have to their own 'personal' Blacklist menu.

If you transform the file yourself before you push a commit, users only have to add https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kboghdady/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/master/black.list to the Settings menu, press Save and Update and BAM, Pi-hole does the rest (including the auto-update from your GitHub repo):

block youtube video itself

How is it possible to add this list in pi hole running in docker on omv?

How to incorporate this list in gravity in pie hole

we have this list in local raspberry pi but when i am adding /home/pi/youTube_ads_4_pi-hole/black.list it is showing following error.

[i] Target: local (black.list)
[✗] Status: Connection Refused
[✗] List download failed: no cached list available