diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 26b2be9..f7dd1e1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -191,3 +191,6 @@ typings/
 /tmp
 # Database file
 /data
+# ublock + chromium
+/uBlock0.chromium
+/chromium-profile
diff --git a/bookmarks/services/singlefile.py b/bookmarks/services/singlefile.py
index 346ec63..b269fcf 100644
--- a/bookmarks/services/singlefile.py
+++ b/bookmarks/services/singlefile.py
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 def create_snapshot(url: str, filepath: str):
     singlefile_path = settings.LD_SINGLEFILE_PATH
-    # parse string to list of arguments
-    singlefile_options = shlex.split(settings.LD_SINGLEFILE_OPTIONS)
+    # parse options to list of arguments
+    ublock_options = shlex.split(settings.LD_SINGLEFILE_UBLOCK_OPTIONS)
+    custom_options = shlex.split(settings.LD_SINGLEFILE_OPTIONS)
     temp_filepath = filepath + ".tmp"
     # concat lists
-    args = [singlefile_path] + singlefile_options + [url, temp_filepath]
+    args = [singlefile_path] + ublock_options + custom_options + [url, temp_filepath]
     try:
         # Use start_new_session=True to create a new process group
         process = subprocess.Popen(args, start_new_session=True)
diff --git a/bookmarks/tests/test_singlefile_service.py b/bookmarks/tests/test_singlefile_service.py
index ad0bec3..cf02656 100644
--- a/bookmarks/tests/test_singlefile_service.py
+++ b/bookmarks/tests/test_singlefile_service.py
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class SingleFileServiceTestCase(TestCase):
 
             expected_args = [
                 "single-file",
+                '--browser-arg="--headless=new"',
+                '--browser-arg="--user-data-dir=./chromium-profile"',
+                '--browser-arg="--no-sandbox"',
+                '--browser-arg="--load-extension=uBlock0.chromium"',
                 "http://example.com",
                 self.html_filepath + ".tmp",
             ]
@@ -79,6 +83,10 @@ class SingleFileServiceTestCase(TestCase):
 
             expected_args = [
                 "single-file",
+                '--browser-arg="--headless=new"',
+                '--browser-arg="--user-data-dir=./chromium-profile"',
+                '--browser-arg="--no-sandbox"',
+                '--browser-arg="--load-extension=uBlock0.chromium"',
                 "--some-option",
                 "some value",
                 "--another-option",
@@ -97,9 +105,9 @@ class SingleFileServiceTestCase(TestCase):
         with mock.patch("subprocess.Popen", return_value=mock_process):
             singlefile.create_snapshot("http://example.com", self.html_filepath)
 
-            mock_process.wait.assert_called_with(timeout=60)
+            mock_process.wait.assert_called_with(timeout=120)
 
-    @override_settings(LD_SINGLEFILE_TIMEOUT_SEC=120)
+    @override_settings(LD_SINGLEFILE_TIMEOUT_SEC=180)
     def test_create_snapshot_custom_timeout_setting(self):
         mock_process = mock.Mock()
         mock_process.wait.return_value = 0
@@ -108,4 +116,4 @@ class SingleFileServiceTestCase(TestCase):
         with mock.patch("subprocess.Popen", return_value=mock_process):
             singlefile.create_snapshot("http://example.com", self.html_filepath)
 
-            mock_process.wait.assert_called_with(timeout=120)
+            mock_process.wait.assert_called_with(timeout=180)
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 30ad83d..6923a2d 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ mkdir -p data
 mkdir -p data/favicons
 # Create assets folder if it does not exist
 mkdir -p data/assets
+# Create chromium profile folder if it does not exist
+mkdir -p chromium-profile
 
 # Generate secret key file if it does not exist
 python manage.py generate_secret_key
@@ -21,8 +23,9 @@ python manage.py create_initial_superuser
 # Migrate legacy background tasks to Huey
 python manage.py migrate_tasks
 
-# Ensure the DB folder is owned by the right user
+# Ensure folders are owned by the right user
 chown -R www-data: /etc/linkding/data
+chown -R www-data: /etc/linkding/chromium-profile
 
 # Start background task processor using supervisord, unless explicitly disabled
 if [ "$LD_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS" != "True" ]; then
diff --git a/docker/alpine.Dockerfile b/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
index 71b152c..51fd009 100644
--- a/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/alpine.Dockerfile
@@ -99,10 +99,29 @@ CMD curl -f http://localhost:${LD_SERVER_PORT:-9090}/${LD_CONTEXT_PATH}health ||
 CMD ["./bootstrap.sh"]
 
 
+FROM node:18-alpine AS ublock-build
+WORKDIR /etc/linkding
+# Install necessary tools
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl jq unzip
+# Fetch the latest release tag
+# Download the library
+# Unzip the library
+RUN TAG=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/gorhill/uBlock/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name') && \
+    DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/download/$TAG/uBlock0_$TAG.chromium.zip && \
+    curl -L -o uBlock0.zip $DOWNLOAD_URL && \
+    unzip uBlock0.zip
+# Patch assets.json to enable easylist-cookies by default
+RUN curl -L -o ./uBlock0.chromium/assets/thirdparties/easylist/easylist-cookies.txt https://ublockorigin.github.io/uAssets/thirdparties/easylist-cookies.txt
+RUN jq '."fanboy-cookiemonster" |= del(.off) | ."fanboy-cookiemonster".contentURL += ["assets/thirdparties/easylist/easylist-cookies.txt"]' ./uBlock0.chromium/assets/assets.json > temp.json &&  \
+    mv temp.json ./uBlock0.chromium/assets/assets.json
+
+
 FROM linkding AS linkding-plus
 # install node, chromium
 RUN apk update && apk add nodejs npm chromium
 # install single-file from fork for now, which contains several hotfixes
-RUN npm install -g https://github.com/sissbruecker/single-file-cli/tarball/f3730995a52f27d5041a1ad9e7528af4b6b4cf4b
+RUN npm install -g https://github.com/sissbruecker/single-file-cli/tarball/4c54b3bc704cfb3e96cec2d24854caca3df0b3b6
+# copy uBlock0
+COPY --from=ublock-build /etc/linkding/uBlock0.chromium uBlock0.chromium/
 # enable snapshot support
 ENV LD_ENABLE_SNAPSHOTS=True
diff --git a/docker/default.Dockerfile b/docker/default.Dockerfile
index 8673293..c029403 100644
--- a/docker/default.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/default.Dockerfile
@@ -96,6 +96,24 @@ CMD curl -f http://localhost:${LD_SERVER_PORT:-9090}/${LD_CONTEXT_PATH}health ||
 
 CMD ["./bootstrap.sh"]
 
+
+FROM node:18-alpine AS ublock-build
+WORKDIR /etc/linkding
+# Install necessary tools
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl jq unzip
+# Fetch the latest release tag
+# Download the library
+# Unzip the library
+RUN TAG=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/gorhill/uBlock/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name') && \
+    DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/download/$TAG/uBlock0_$TAG.chromium.zip && \
+    curl -L -o uBlock0.zip $DOWNLOAD_URL && \
+    unzip uBlock0.zip
+# Patch assets.json to enable easylist-cookies by default
+RUN curl -L -o ./uBlock0.chromium/assets/thirdparties/easylist/easylist-cookies.txt https://ublockorigin.github.io/uAssets/thirdparties/easylist-cookies.txt
+RUN jq '."fanboy-cookiemonster" |= del(.off) | ."fanboy-cookiemonster".contentURL += ["assets/thirdparties/easylist/easylist-cookies.txt"]' ./uBlock0.chromium/assets/assets.json > temp.json &&  \
+    mv temp.json ./uBlock0.chromium/assets/assets.json
+
+
 FROM linkding AS linkding-plus
 # install chromium
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install chromium
@@ -106,6 +124,8 @@ RUN apt-get install -y gnupg2 apt-transport-https ca-certificates && \
     echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_$NODE_MAJOR.x nodistro main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list && \
     apt-get update && apt-get install -y nodejs
 # install single-file from fork for now, which contains several hotfixes
-RUN npm install -g https://github.com/sissbruecker/single-file-cli/tarball/f3730995a52f27d5041a1ad9e7528af4b6b4cf4b
+RUN npm install -g https://github.com/sissbruecker/single-file-cli/tarball/4c54b3bc704cfb3e96cec2d24854caca3df0b3b6
+# copy uBlock0
+COPY --from=ublock-build /etc/linkding/uBlock0.chromium uBlock0.chromium/
 # enable snapshot support
 ENV LD_ENABLE_SNAPSHOTS=True
diff --git a/scripts/setup-ublock.sh b/scripts/setup-ublock.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b713fb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/setup-ublock.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+rm -rf ublock0.chromium
+
+TAG=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/gorhill/uBlock/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')
+DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/download/$TAG/uBlock0_$TAG.chromium.zip
+curl -L -o uBlock0.zip $DOWNLOAD_URL
+unzip uBlock0.zip
+rm uBlock0.zip
+
+curl -L -o ./uBlock0.chromium/assets/thirdparties/easylist/easylist-cookies.txt https://ublockorigin.github.io/uAssets/thirdparties/easylist-cookies.txt
+jq '."fanboy-cookiemonster" |= del(.off) | ."fanboy-cookiemonster".contentURL += ["assets/thirdparties/easylist/easylist-cookies.txt"]' ./uBlock0.chromium/assets/assets.json > temp.json
+mv temp.json ./uBlock0.chromium/assets/assets.json
+
+mkdir -p chromium-profile
diff --git a/siteroot/settings/base.py b/siteroot/settings/base.py
index 619425b..f98b9d5 100644
--- a/siteroot/settings/base.py
+++ b/siteroot/settings/base.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/settings/
 
 import json
 import os
+import shlex
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
@@ -294,8 +295,19 @@ LD_ENABLE_SNAPSHOTS = os.getenv("LD_ENABLE_SNAPSHOTS", False) in (
     "1",
 )
 LD_SINGLEFILE_PATH = os.getenv("LD_SINGLEFILE_PATH", "single-file")
+LD_SINGLEFILE_UBLOCK_OPTIONS = os.getenv(
+    "LD_SINGLEFILE_UBLOCK_OPTIONS",
+    shlex.join(
+        [
+            '--browser-arg="--headless=new"',
+            '--browser-arg="--user-data-dir=./chromium-profile"',
+            '--browser-arg="--no-sandbox"',
+            '--browser-arg="--load-extension=uBlock0.chromium"',
+        ]
+    ),
+)
 LD_SINGLEFILE_OPTIONS = os.getenv("LD_SINGLEFILE_OPTIONS", "")
-LD_SINGLEFILE_TIMEOUT_SEC = float(os.getenv("LD_SINGLEFILE_TIMEOUT_SEC", 60))
+LD_SINGLEFILE_TIMEOUT_SEC = float(os.getenv("LD_SINGLEFILE_TIMEOUT_SEC", 120))
 
 # Monolith isn't used at the moment, as the local snapshot implementation
 # switched to single-file after the prototype. Keeping this around in case