# googlehosts/hosts

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/googlehosts/hosts
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/googlehosts-hosts.md

## Topics

`hosts`

## Description

This project is a curated collection of domain-to-IP mappings designed to bypass network censorship and restore access to restricted web services. It provides a set of host file entries and static domain mapping files that allow users to redirect blocked traffic to accessible mirrors or proxy servers.

The system functions by prioritizing local host entries over external DNS responses. It utilizes plain-text configuration files that are intended for manual injection into a system's hosts file to override default name resolution.

The project covers network connectivity and DNS override management through the distribution of verified IP collections and curated domain lists.

## Tags

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Censorship Bypasses](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/traffic-bypass-configuration/censorship-bypasses.md) — Provides configurations and domain mappings specifically designed to evade internet censorship and IP-based blocking.

### Networking & Communication

- [Blocked Service Access](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/blocked-service-access.md) — Provides a means of gaining access to websites and online tools blocked by regional firewalls.
- [Censorship Circumvention Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/censorship-circumvention-tools.md) — Provides a set of host file entries used to redirect blocked traffic to accessible mirrors or proxy servers.
- [Domain-to-IP Mappings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/domain-to-ip-mappings.md) — Maintains static associations between restricted domain names and verified IP addresses to ensure reliable connectivity.
- [Accessible IP Lists](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/ip-address-masking/accessible-ip-lists.md) — Maintains a verified collection of accessible IP addresses for services typically blocked by regional firewalls.
- [DNS Resolution Overrides](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/dns-resolution-overrides.md) — Directs network traffic to specific servers by prioritizing local host entries over DNS responses.
- [DNS Override Resolvers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/dns-resolution/dns-override-resolvers.md) — Intercepts network requests by prioritizing local host file entries over external DNS responses.
- [Backup IP Lists](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/domain-to-ip-mappings/backup-ip-lists.md) — Curates collections of domain-to-IP mappings that serve as reliable alternatives to failed or blocked DNS resolution.

### System Administration & Monitoring

- [Hosts File Modifications](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/hosts-file-modifications.md) — Requires manual injection of text entries into the system hosts file to modify local network routing.