Is some specific website, like Twitter, bringing you joy or is it bringing you the opposite? Do you have a hard time stopping? Here's a quick tutorial recommended by 9 out 10 dentists.
First rule: Never run random bash scripts you find online without reading and understanding the scripts yourself!
Blocking with /etc/hosts
If you understand the first rule, then read, copypaste and run following script in your terminal.
On Linux or MacOS
sudo bash -c "cat >> /etc/hosts << EOF 0.0.0.0 twitter.com 0.0.0.0 reddit.com EOF "
And that's it. This should apply the rule immediately.
If you want to check how does your
/etc/hosts look like, then just run nano /etc/hosts.On Windows
echo 0.0.0.0 twitter.com >> %WINDIR%\System32\Drivers\Etc\Hosts echo 0.0.0.0 reddit.com >> %WINDIR%\System32\Drivers\Etc\Hosts
Blocking with pi-hole
Even better option is if you have pi-hole set up on your network to proxy all your DNS requests. If you didn't know pi-hole is also available on Umbrel or Citadel.
Simple steps:
- Sign in to your your pi-hole admin interface, e.g. https://pi.hole/admin/index.php
- Navigate to Blacklist
- Add
twitter.comin the Domain input box and click on Add to Blacklist - You are all set.