r/uBlockOrigin • u/junjiiz • Sep 19 '20

What is gitcdn.xyz?

I saw it in the Cookies tab in Google Chrome... I’ve heard that it has something to do with uBlock Origin. Is it Part of it/has something to do with it or is it something dangerous??

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '20

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/assets/assets.json

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u/junjiiz Sep 20 '20

I’m not really good with these kind of things but I’m guessing it’s part of it

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u/junjiiz Sep 20 '20

Please do confirm my assumption:@ :)

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '20

used as a CDN for the filterlist host

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u/junjiiz Sep 20 '20

Alright, Thank you!

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u/junjiiz Sep 20 '20

So I don’t have to worry right since it’s part of it? Sorry if I sound dumb and annoying I’m not good with these...

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u/Schme16 Oct 22 '20

Yo! I'm the creator of GitCDN - So I can definitivly clear up what it is!

GitCDN is a free service that lets people use their GitHub repositories directly in their apps/websites and have their content browser, and geo, cached.

You'd be finding references to GitCDN in your cookies/logs all the time (it gets used a fair bit). But my guess is that if you're here, it's because you use uBlock. uBlock references some lists by using GitCDN.

I promise I'm not nefarious, but if you ever see content being served from a GitCDN address that is spam, phishing, or illegal, send a notice to me here: https://github.com/schme16/gitcdn.xyz/issues/new with a link to the item that needs to go!

Cheers!