====== Block ads on Roku ======

As of March 2026, this has successfully blocked on-screen ads on Roku Stick Plus and a TCL-branded Roku TV. 

Adapted from [[https://serveroperations.net/utilities/block-roku-home-screen-ads|here]].

  - Set a static DHCP reservation for the Roku device so it gets a known IP.
  - Create a firewall rule to block outbound DNS (TCP port 53) so that the Roku has to use your router's DNS. Specifically:
    * Source: Roku IP address (from above)
    * Destination: Any
    * Port: TCP 53
    * Action: Block/Drop
  - On your router's DNS server, black hole the following domains (including subdomains):
    * ads.roku.com
    * amarillo.logs.roku.com
    * amoeba-plus.web.roku.com
    * customer-feedbacks.web.roku.com
    * digdug-g2.logs.roku.com
    * digdug.logs.roku.com
    * ravm.tv
    * wwwimg.roku.com

Note: If you can't block domains on your DNS server, instead set the DHCP setting for the Roku to use OpenDNS (or whatever DNS filtering service), and do the filtering there.