https://github.com/agentcooper/hosts-cop

Restore /etc/hosts each time you remove sites from it (macOS)
https://github.com/agentcooper/hosts-cop

etc-hosts hosts-file macos productivity self-control

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Restore /etc/hosts each time you remove sites from it (macOS)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/agentcooper/hosts-cop
• Owner: agentcooper
• Created: 2019-06-08T21:47:55.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-06-08T23:25:04.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-13T05:29:58.887Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: etc-hosts, hosts-file, macos, productivity, self-control
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 183 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Hosts cop

`/etc/hosts` file is pretty useful for blocking websites ([guide]()). Once you learn how to do it, it is also easy to unblock them.

Hosts cop will restore `/etc/hosts` file to the previous version each time you try to remove blocked sites from it.

![notification](./screenshots/notification.png?raw=true)

Adding sites to `/etc/hosts` will not trigger a notification.

For macOS.

## Install

```bash

git clone https://github.com/agentcooper/hosts-cop

sudo ./hosts-cop/start

```

## Stop

```bash

# from hosts-cop directory

sudo ./stop

```

## Why `sudo`?

Script needs to run from [`/Library/LaunchDaemons/`](https://www.launchd.info/) to be able to write to `/etc/hosts`.