What is domain-list-community?

This project maintains a shared, community-edited catalog of internet domain names, organized into categories like "google," "netflix," or "category-ads-all." Its main purpose is to feed routing rules for Project V (also known as V2Ray), a popular network proxy tool. If you've ever wanted your proxy software to automatically handle certain websites, say, sending traffic to a specific server or blocking it outright, this catalog provides the raw lists to make that happen. The repository is essentially a folder of text files. Each file is named after a category and contains a simple list of domains, keywords, or patterns. For example, a file named "google" might list various Google-owned domains. The project then compiles all these text files into a single binary file (dlc.dat) that Project V can read. When you configure your proxy, you reference these categories by name (like "geosite:category-media") rather than typing out hundreds of individual domains. Who uses this? Anyone running Project V or compatible proxy tools who wants fine-grained, automated routing. For instance, you could tell your proxy: "Route all traffic matching 'geosite:category-anticensorship' through my main proxy server, send 'geosite:cn' directly without a proxy, and block 'geosite:category-ads-all' entirely." It's especially useful for people in regions with internet restrictions, or anyone who wants different traffic to flow through different network paths based on which website they're visiting. A key design choice is that the project is deliberately neutral. It doesn't take a stance on whether a domain should be blocked, proxied, or allowed directly. It just organizes the domains into useful groups. Decisions about what to do with each group are left entirely to the person configuring their own proxy software. The community contributes by submitting pull requests to add or reorganize domains, with maintainers reviewing changes to keep the catalog accurate and well-structured.