Maza ad blocking

Local ad blocker. Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system.

Actively maintained

At a glance

GitHub stars
1.9k
Last activity
2026-08-14
Latest release
–
Commits (12 mo)
2
License
Apache-2.0
Language / platform
Shell

Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months.

Run Maza ad blocking yourself

  • RAM: ~512 MB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: not detected — install from source or packages

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr512 MB$3.5Deploy →
DigitalOcean512 MB$4Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)1 GB$5Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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