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and a static IP.

O_o but why

Isn't this a subreddit about selfhosting? How is no one talking about OpenVPN?

I run an IPSEC vpn between me and my server. OpenVPN for the SSL vpn when I'm on the road. Split-tunnel is the default, but if I log in as a different user then I routes all traffic out the VPN.

OVPN. They have dedicated ip with port forwarding

Windscribe

PIA. Supports port forwarding.

I use protonvpn due to me getting it with my proton unlimited bundle, and on the plus side with some scripting I can use the proton NAT-PMP forwarding with my qbittorent to get port forwarding while.. distributing and acquiring Linux isos.

My own Ubiquiti VPN on the USG I have in my rack. #selfhosted

I have Proton Unlimited, so got the VPN included. Otherwise I would use Mullvad

I've been using PIA for a good few years now, never had a problem with them, slightly concernced that I appear to be pretty much the only one, does everyone else know something I don't?

What do people think of Mozilla VPN? That's what I use currently.

Kaspersky because it’s part of my $3/month antivirus.. split tunnel kills my self-hosted docker stuff, and essentially isn’t really split tunneling, but yeah

I use NordVPN, audited no-logs and they have static IPs to buy

Ovpn. Tested in court as well.

VPN.ac

Very happy for quite a few years now. Before that rotated through quite a few.

Reasons=

1. Romanian court over ruled EU's 6 month data retention policy.

2. 6 wireguard connections.

3. ~€46 per year.

4. Small team of good dudes. I can't stand the support vibe from big companies.

I was with mullvad for a year and the speeds sucked, nordvpn for a few years now and the speeds are great - and I always keep the mesh net feature on my devices so I can remote in without opening ports.

I don’t even really use the vpn service anymore though, just the mesh net. I will probably not renew when my year is up.

Mullvad before port forwarding, ProtonVPN once Mullvad got rid of it

I'm using Safeshell because it's highly secure and has excellent stability.

Mullvad, it's extremely popular among privacy advocates

Defintely not you asked, but have you considered switching from torrents for your linux ISOs to Real Debrid?

Made the switch last week, can't be happier. It even comes with mega and usenet downloads for cheaper than a VPN. Doesn't solve the static IP issue, but you might want to check it out.

I don’t think you can go wrong with NordVPN, Proton or Mullvad. I find Nord and Proton have better speeds.

Windscribe

I have been happy with NordVPN. It is able to give me nearly 100% of my 1.5Gbps connection, and with almost no latency difference I'm able to game without turning it off.

I don't torrent but am looking to start using surfshark to get the most out of all the freaking subscriptions.

For my homelab and work I use a VPS running the OPNsense router OS with openvpn. You can take any FreeBSD instance and bootstrap it to get OPNsense if your provider doesn't allow custom iso's.

I self host, it's way more convenient (opinion) and I don't really care about anonymity. Also less expensive.

AirVPN. They let you port forward up to 20 ports, which is useful for various use cases (not just file sharing). If you want to seed torrents, port forwarding is an essential feature.

I have several VPSes around the world each with OpenVPN.

I use my home router as a VPN server.

Oracle cloud free VPS… with wireguard.

Hmm, I use expressvpn but don’t see anyone here mentioning it. Is there something I should know about them?

I host my own VPN. All I need when I am out and about.

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.

Since Mullvad got rid of Port Forwarding, I use TorGuard for checking out LinuxISOs

But I still use Mullvad on my pc/phone, since its the best

AirVPN since about 8 years. Highly recommended. If you want something flashy that wins design awards looks elsewhere :) from a technical perspective they are absolutely top notch with every feature you could possibly wish for.

PIA since Mullvad took away port forwarding.