From: Steven Black Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:55:44 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Addition to the readme: “How can I contribute hosts records?”. X-Git-Url: http://git.99rst.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=90dca6d909bae5deec6d4ead4775476faad3cf3c;p=stevenblack-hosts.git Addition to the readme: “How can I contribute hosts records?”. --- diff --git a/readme_template.md b/readme_template.md index 6538c3f25..c3250e11b 100644 --- a/readme_template.md +++ b/readme_template.md @@ -147,6 +147,27 @@ into the final hosts file. The `whitelist` is not tracked by git, so any changes you make won't be overridden when you `git pull` this repo from `origin` in the future. +## How can I contribute hosts records? + +If you discover sketchy domains you feel should be included here, here are some ways to contribute them. + +### Option 1: contact one of our hosts sources + +The best way to get new domains included is to submit an issue to any of the data providers whose home pages are [listed here](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts#sources-of-hosts-data-unified-in-this-variant). This is best because once you submit new domains, they will be curated and updated by the dedicated folks who maintain these sources. + + +### Option 2: add your domains to Steven Black's personal data file + +Fork this hosts this repo and add your links to [https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/blob/master/data/StevenBlack/hosts](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/blob/master/data/StevenBlack/hosts). + +Then, submit a pull request. + +**WARNING**: this is less desireable than Option 1 because the ongoing curation falls on us and what you've just done is created more work for us. + +### Option 3: create your own hosts list as a repo on Github + +If you're able to curate your own collection of sketchy domains, then curate your own hosts list. Then signal the existance of your remo as [a new issue](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues) and we may include your new repo into the collection of sources we pull whenever we create new versions. + ## What is a hosts file?