How do I block ads on YouTube?

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@hernandito

Hi Guys,

I have Pi-hole in an Ubuntu Server. I am trying this script. I added the lines:

sudo curl 'http://api.wolframalpha.com/v2/query?input=googlevideo.com&appid=R#######8&format=plaintext&podstate=WebSiteStatisticsPod:InternetData__Subdomains&podstate=WebSiteStatisticsPod:InternetData__Subdomains_More'

| sudo grep -Eo “r\d±–sn-.+.googlevideo.com” >> /etc/pihole/youtube

I get this error in command line:

</queryresult>youtube.sh: line 21: syntax error near unexpected token `|' youtube.sh: line 21: `| sudo grep -Eo “r\d±–sn-.+.googlevideo.com” >> etc/pihole/youtube
hernando@pihole:~$  syntax error near unexpected token `|'

There is a file in /etc/pihole.youtube.hosts

It contains lines like this:

r5.snoguesnzz.googlevideo.com
r4---sn-nx5e6n76.googlevideo.com
r3---sn-nx57yn76.googlevideo.com
r9---sn-n8v7zn76.googlevideo.com

Can someone please help me.

If this means it's working, how can I check in the Pi-hole web GUI that these are being blocked?

Thank you. I love my Pi-Hole.

Hey, I had the same problem but following Sergeant_Salz's advice, adding a \ to the end of the first line fixed it for me.

curl 'http://api.wolframalpha.com/v2/query?input=googlevideo.com&appid=$APPID$&format=plaintext&podstate=WebSiteStatisticsPod:InternetData__Subdomains&podstate=WebSiteStatisticsPod:InternetData__Subdomains_More' \

Not sure how to test if the script worked however.