How to Install Blocky on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Blocky, a DNS proxy server that provides ad-blocking, on FreeBSD Latest operating system.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, ensure you have the following:

• A FreeBSD Latest server or VPS with root privileges
• An SSH client such as PuTTY
• Basic command-line skills

Step 1: Update FreeBSD

First, update your FreeBSD system by running the following command:

pkg update && pkg upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Blocky depends on several packages. Install them using the following command:

pkg install git python3 py37-pip libffi libssl libxml2 libxslt

Step 3: Clone the Blocky Repository

Clone the Blocky repository from GitHub:

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

Step 4: Install Blocky

Install Blocky using pip:

cd blocky
pip3 install .

Step 5: Configure Blocky

Create a configuration file for Blocky:

cp blocky.example.cfg blocky.cfg

Edit the configuration file blocky.cfg as per your requirements. You can adjust the configuration according to your DNS provider, block lists, and other settings.

Step 6: Start Blocky

Start the Blocky service:

blocky start

By default, Blocky listens on port 53. Ensure that you have stopped any other DNS services on your server beforehand.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Blocky on your FreeBSD Latest machine. You can now use it as a DNS proxy server to block ads and other unwanted domains.

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