Introducing Blokada Cloud Blokada Cloud is our new adblocking solution with zero performance and battery usage overhead. It is based on our secure DNS servers, and since it is not using the fake VPN approach known from the original Blokada, it’s more reliable across a wide selection of devices. Blo…

[image] Devin_Gripenwaldt: Can I use on a router? Sure, technically it does. If the router supports doH

So, on Windows and Linux it says to use blokada cloud you need to use wireguard…why? It mentions VPN configuration, is it using a VPN or a DNS connection? I thought the whole point of this was to not be a VPN. It’s not the end of the world, I have ublock origin, but still, I’m confused.

[image] Devin_Gripenwaldt: So, on Windows and Linux it says to use blokada cloud you need to use wireguard…why Windows does not support DoH dns servers out of the box. Hence you’ll need an additional application to enable that for you. Cloud isn’t a vpn, it’s a dns. But windows did not inco…

Yes and you may use another setup method on Windows if you see it fit. It’s just DNS over TLS / HTTPS.

Will we have to pay for the Blokada cloud when it is fully released or will it be free like the pervious one?

So, silly question. What’s the advantage of using this on Windows vs just browsers with Ublock origin? I think I may know. When I was using the regular VPN version, it showed all the stuff being blocked even if I wasn’t actually using anything. So, does that help save bandwidth and make things more …

Hi, It might save some bandwidth, yes. It might even potentially make browsing more secure But Windows can’t use DoH system wide and blokada is not meant to block malware.

By windows I meant any desktop os. So those are some potential benefits to using it on a computer, got it.

I’ll name a few more advantages. Usually browser plugins gets access to read and modify all your browser window content, if the extension is malicious or has bugs it may break the security also for encrypted (https://) sites. This can’t happen with Blokada as we don’t have access to this content. …

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Please check this announcement: Important announcement regarding Blokada for iOS

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