HELP! what’s the best way to block youtube and other rubbish websites in openwrt? thx

[mercygroundabyss]

if you want something more serious for filtering etc, consider AdGuardHome.

AdGuard Home | Network-wide software for any OS: Windows, macOS, Linux

You can use their DNS service or install it on your router.

[How-To-Updated 2021] Installing AdGuardHome on OpenWrt [Manual and opkg method]

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