What is this?
GoogleHosts is a project that provides a hosts file mapping Google and other blocked domains to accessible IP addresses, so Chinese-speaking users can reach these services without DNS censorship interference.
GoogleHosts is a project that provides a hosts file mapping Google and other blocked domains to accessible IP addresses, so Chinese-speaking users can reach these services without DNS censorship interference.Is this a tool or just a text file?It is essentially a plain text hosts file (plus mirrors), automatically generated by a build process rather than a standalone application.
It is essentially a plain text hosts file (plus mirrors), automatically generated by a build process rather than a standalone application.How do I use the hosts file?Download the generated hosts file from the repo or one of its mirrors and replace/append it to your system's hosts file; no build step is needed on your end since it is pre-generated.
Download the generated hosts file from the repo or one of its mirrors and replace/append it to your system's hosts file; no build step is needed on your end since it is pre-generated.Do I need any special software to use it?No special software is required beyond basic ability to edit your operating system's hosts file.
No special software is required beyond basic ability to edit your operating system's hosts file.Can I modify or redistribute this hosts file freely?You can copy and redistribute it, but only under the same modified Hosts license terms (an MIT-based variant with an added 'SATA' clause requiring attribution), and commercial use is explicitly forbidden.
You can copy and redistribute it, but only under the same modified Hosts license terms (an MIT-based variant with an added 'SATA' clause requiring attribution), and commercial use is explicitly forbidden.Why does the project warn about googlehosts.org?The project abandoned its former domain googlehosts.org and warns that others may use it to build phishing sites impersonating the project.
The project abandoned its former domain googlehosts.org and warns that others may use it to build phishing sites impersonating the project.Are there mirrors if GitHub is blocked?Yes, the project maintains mirrors at Coding.net and qvq.network for users who cannot access GitHub directly.
Yes, the project maintains mirrors at Coding.net and qvq.network for users who cannot access GitHub directly.What are similar projects?fq-book, russia-mobile-internet-whitelist, panda-vpn-pro, download, v2ray-rules-dat, Shadowrocket-ADBlock-Rules, gate, anti-AD
fq-book, russia-mobile-internet-whitelist, panda-vpn-pro, download, v2ray-rules-dat, Shadowrocket-ADBlock-Rules, gate, anti-ADWhich topics is it in?hosts, anticensorship, fanqiang, censorship, gfw, self-hosting, privacy-tools, anti-censorship, dns, google, proxy, china
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