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What VPN provider do you use? (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by yooshnc@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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Hi! So I have had surfshark for a while and been generally quite satisfied. They do everything I need them to do this far with no fuss and bundle in some handy other services as well.

My annual plan expires in a couple of months and I'm curious what else is out there, as I only started SF because it was heavily discounted at the time. From a new provider, I just need privacy, the ability to torrent totally public domain content, and a static IP. Do you have any suggestions for other options worth considering? I just like to have options. Thanks in advance!

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[โ€“] Scruffy-Nerd@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

None, linode vps near my 5G upstream, running a wireguard node. Pihole + unbound, nginx and local DNS ftw. Route all traffic through the vps wireguard tunnel. YMMV, I'm rural so this setup works best for me.

Quectel 5G modem with 4x CA, waveform 4x mimo antenna on 30 foot pole, pointed at tower with best signal, calyx sim card, UDM-SE + 6E Enterprise AP. Started out as a way to escape CGNAT, and port forward / bypass video bandwidth throttle on T-Mobile network, progressed into a unifi obsession / homelab.

[โ€“] damn_the_bad_luck@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Nice. I used linode years ago to host a vpn server, worked well. I'm in a city though, so I was able to find a local high speed vpn service.

Thanks for sharing your rig setup, I can dig it.