v0.21.0

Version 0.21.0 from 8.04.2026

1. Generated blocklists have been moved to a dedicated blocklists orphan branch, keeping the main branch history clean and free from automated commits.
2. Sefinek's curated domain lists have been moved from blocklists/templates/ to a new lists/ directory directly on main, making them easy to browse and manage.
3. The update-blocklists workflow now triggers only on changes to lists/** instead of any .txt file.
4. Updated pull.sh to sync both main and the blocklists branch via git worktree.
5. Minor frontend improvements.

On April 8, 2026, maintenance work was carried out as part of this update's deployment — the server was unavailable for approximately 30 minutes during that time. Any errors related to downloading lists during that period can be disregarded.

Version 0.20.0 from 17.03.2026

1. Added the ability to report false positives at /false-positives.
2. Added a sound when navigating to folders in File Explorer.
3. Fixed an issue with last modified dates in File Explorer.
4. Improved security measures.
5. Various performance improvements.
6. Fixed rate limiter counters not being shared across cluster workers.
7. Minor fixes.

Version 0.19.0 from 3.03.2026

1. Improved the design of https://sefinek.net/blocklist-generator.
2. Added a new list: https://blocklist.sefinek.net/generated/v1/0.0.0.0/tracking-and-telemetry/sefinek.hosts.txt
3. Completely redesigned the project frontend to make it more modern and intuitive.
4. Added a new subpage /metrics with extended statistics.
5. Templates no longer use the 0.0.0.0 prefix and are now saved as standard hosts files for greater convenience.
6. Renamed: malicious/sefinek.hosts2.txt, malicious/sefinek.hosts1.txt to malicious/sefinek.hosts.txt.
7. Moved crypto/sites/sefinek.hosts.txt to crypto/sefinek.hosts.txt.
8. Removed the following lists:
   • malicious/digitalside/latestdomains.fork.txt
   • ads/blocklistproject/youtube.fork.txt
   • hate-and-junk/developerdan/extended.fork.txt
   • hate-and-junk/sefinek.hosts.txt
   • developerdan/amp-hosts-extended.fork.txt
   • piracy/sefinek.hosts.txt
   • malicious/suspicious.txt
9. Introduced additional improvements and optimizations.
10. And many more changes and fixes!

v0.18.0

Update v0.18.0 - 27.04.2025

1. Added new domain lists collected using regular expressions. See this file for more details.
   • anime/main.txt
   • sites/lgbtqplus2.txt
   • gambling/sefinek.hosts2.txt
   • porn/sefinek.hosts2.txt
   • piracy/sefinek.hosts.txt
   • hate-and-junk/sefinek.hosts.txt
   • sites/esport.txt
   • sites/social-media.txt
2. Updated Express.js to version 5.
3. Implemented own file-serving solution. Files are now served about 500ms faster!
4. Optimized statistics collection and reduced database load.
5. Minor quality fixes and performance improvements.
6. Enhanced the list generator UI (sefinek.net).

v0.17.0

Update v0.17.0 - 14.07.2024

1. Added:
   • dating-services/ShadowWhisperer/dating.fork.txt
   • malicious/ShadowWhisperer/malware.fork.txt
   • porn/ShadowWhisperer/adult.fork.txt
   • scam/ShadowWhisperer/scam.fork.txt
   • tracking-and-telemetry/ShadowWhisperer/tracking.fork.txt
   • dating-services/sefinek.hosts.txt
2. The code responsible for gathering statistics has been optimized. From now on, the statistics will not impact the file serving time, etc.
3. Code cleanup and other improvements.
4. Updated dependencies to the latest versions.
5. Other fixes.

What's Changed

• Bump @eslint/js from 9.3.0 to 9.4.0 by @dependabot in #34
• Bump express-rate-limit from 7.2.0 to 7.3.0 by @dependabot in #31
• Bump mongoose from 8.4.0 to 8.4.1 by @dependabot in #33
• Bump eslint from 9.3.0 to 9.4.0 by @dependabot in #32
• Bump ws from 8.17.0 to 8.17.1 by @dependabot in #39
• Bump globals from 15.4.0 to 15.6.0 by @dependabot in #38
• Bump marked from 13.0.0 to 13.0.1 by @dependabot in #41
• Add license scan report and status by @fossabot in #42

New Contributors

• @fossabot made their first contribution in #42

Full Changelog: v0.16.0...v0.17.0

v0.16.0

Update v0.16.0 - 28.05.2024

1. Removed ads/kboghdady/youtubelist.fork.txt from the lists.
2. Added:
   • fakenews/StevenBlack/hosts.fork.txt
   • gambling/StevenBlack/hosts.fork.txt
   • porn/StevenBlack/porn.fork.txt
3. Pixiv will now be checked by default in the blocklist generator.
4. Other improvements.

Full Changelog: v0.15.1...v0.16.0

v0.15.1

What's Changed

• Bump axios from 1.6.8 to 1.7.1 by @dependabot in #27

See: https://blocklist.sefinek.net/changelog
Full Changelog: v0.15.0...v0.15.1

v0.15.0

See: https://blocklist.sefinek.net/changelog
Full Changelog: v0.14.0...v0.15.0

v0.14.0

What's Changed

• Bump marked from 11.2.0 to 12.0.0 by @dependabot in #15
• Bump mongoose from 8.1.1 to 8.1.2 by @dependabot in #16
• Bump dotenv from 16.4.1 to 16.4.3 by @dependabot in #17
• Bump mongoose from 8.1.2 to 8.1.3 by @dependabot in #20
• Bump dotenv from 16.4.3 to 16.4.4 by @dependabot in #19

Full Changelog: v0.13.1...v0.14.0

v0.13.1

What's Changed

• Bump axios from 1.6.2 to 1.6.3 by @dependabot in #7
• Bump marked from 11.1.0 to 11.1.1 by @dependabot in #8
• Bump ws from 8.15.1 to 8.16.0 by @dependabot in #9
• Bump axios from 1.6.3 to 1.6.5 by @dependabot in #10
• Bump marked from 11.1.1 to 11.2.0 by @dependabot in #11
• Bump axios from 1.6.5 to 1.6.7 by @dependabot in #13
• Bump dotenv from 16.3.2 to 16.4.1 by @dependabot in #14
• Bump mongoose from 8.1.0 to 8.1.1 by @dependabot in #12

Full Changelog: v0.13.0...v0.13.1

v0.13.0

Full Changelog: v0.12.1...v0.13.0

v0.12.1

What's Changed

• Bump express-rate-limit from 7.1.4 to 7.1.5 by @dependabot in #6

New Contributors

• @dependabot made their first contribution in #6

Full Changelog: v0.12.0...v0.12.1