Maza ad blocking
Local ad blocker. Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system.
Activity has dropped noticeably. Check the repository before committing to it.
Commit activity more than 5% of tracked projects; popularity more than 47%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 1.9k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Shell |
Is Maza ad blocking actively maintained?
Maza ad blocking is under active development: 6 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 1 commit a month in the most recent quarter.
No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.
Maza ad blocking ranks #6 of 6 tracked dns projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Maza ad blocking actually does
Maza ad blocking is a local network filter that operates directly on your operating system rather than routing queries through a dedicated network hardware sinkhole like Pi-hole. It relies on shell scripts to manage blocking lists and alter system-level request handling. Because there are no tagged releases, deployments require pulling the latest source code directly from the repository.
Best fit: It is suitable for single-user environments where you prefer a lightweight, OS-integrated filtering mechanism over managing a separate containerised DNS sinkhole.
Worth knowing: The maintenance activity is slowing down with a low health score, and the lack of structured releases means you may encounter breaking changes when updating via shell scripts.
Deployment notes
As a shell-based tool, it typically requires direct administrative access to the host operating system and persistent storage for local blocklists, without needing a separate database engine.
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