How to Install Blocky on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Blocky on Alpine Linux Latest. Blocky is an open-source DNS proxy that will help you to block unwanted ads and trackers from your network.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A fresh installation of Alpine Linux Latest on your system.
• Root access to your system.
• Basic knowledge of the Linux command-line.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing Blocky, we need to install some required dependencies. Open your terminal and run the following command:

apk add --no-cache git make musl-dev go

This command will install Git, Make, musl-dev, and Go on your system.

Step 2: Clone Blocky Repository

After installing the required dependencies, we can now clone Blocky's repository from GitHub. Run the following command in your terminal to clone the Blocky repository:

git clone https://github.com/0xERR0R/blocky.git

This command will clone the Blocky repository in your current directory.

Step 3: Build Blocky

Now, we need to build Blocky from the source. Go to the Blocky directory by running the following command:

cd blocky

After entering the Blocky directory, run the following command to build Blocky:

make build

Step 4: Start Blocky

After building Blocky successfully, we can now start the Blocky DNS proxy. Run the following command to start Blocky:

./blocky -c /etc/blocky/blocky.yml

This command will start the Blocky DNS proxy, and it will read its configuration from /etc/blocky/blocky.yml.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Blocky on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now use Blocky as your DNS proxy to block unwanted ads and trackers from your network.

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