Ask HN: Which VPN service do you use?

#1

Post by pyvek » Sat, Oct 31, 2015, 8:21 PM UTC

Why did you end up choosing it over the others?

Re: Ask HN: Which VPN service do you use?

#2

Post by lukebennett » Sat, Oct 31, 2015, 8:24 PM UTC

Self-hosted OpenVPN server on a cheap VPS in whichever country I want/need it. Simple to setup, full control, and the cost of the VPS is lower than most paid services (and can be used for hosting other stuff too if I want).

Re: Ask HN: Which VPN service do you use?

#3

Post by twelvenmonkeys » Sat, Oct 31, 2015, 9:14 PM UTC

lukebennett wrote: post #2

Self-hosted OpenVPN server on a cheap VPS in whichever country I want/need it. Simple to setup, full control, and the cost of the VPS is lower than most paid services (and can be used for hosting other stuff too if I want).

Same here but in a Docker container ^^

Re: Ask HN: Which VPN service do you use?

#4

Post by lukebennett » Sat, Oct 31, 2015, 9:22 PM UTC

twelvenmonkeys wrote: post #3

lukebennett wrote: post #2

Self-hosted OpenVPN server on a cheap VPS in whichever country I want/need it. Simple to setup, full control, and the cost of the VPS is lower than most paid services (and can be used for hosting other stuff too if I want).

Same here but in a Docker container ^^

Yep same here actually. Docker certainly helps with the "simple to setup" bit, along with a script I wrote - http://github.com/lukebennett/ovpn

Re: Ask HN: Which VPN service do you use?

#5

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Oct 31, 2015, 9:22 PM UTC

twelvenmonkeys wrote: post #3

lukebennett wrote: post #2

Self-hosted OpenVPN server on a cheap VPS in whichever country I want/need it. Simple to setup, full control, and the cost of the VPS is lower than most paid services (and can be used for hosting other stuff too if I want).

Same here but in a Docker container ^^

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Re: Ask HN: Which VPN service do you use?

#6

Post by davito » Sat, Oct 31, 2015, 9:43 PM UTC

lukebennett wrote: post #4

twelvenmonkeys wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same here but in a Docker container ^^

Yep same here actually. Docker certainly helps with the "simple to setup" bit, along with a script I wrote - http://github.com/lukebennett/ovpn

Do you have any guide on setting something like yours?

Re: Ask HN: Which VPN service do you use?

#7

Post by lukebennett » Sat, Oct 31, 2015, 9:52 PM UTC

davito wrote: post #6

lukebennett wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep same here actually. Docker certainly helps with the "simple to setup" bit, along with a script I wrote - http://github.com/lukebennett/ovpn

Do you have any guide on setting something like yours?

Keep meaning to write a blog post, one day I'll get round to it :)

My setup is based on docker-openvpn[0] which has quite a detailed readme, along with a Digital Ocean community tutorial[1]. My script basically wraps up some of the config and makes the various commands a bit easier to remember.

[0] https://github.com/kylemanna/docker-openvpn

[1] https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-run-...

Re: Ask HN: Which VPN service do you use?

#8

Post by teaneedz » Sun, Nov 01, 2015, 1:08 AM UTC

F-Secure's FreedomeVPN has a great reputation and blocks tracking plus harmful websites. Works on Mac and iOS devices.

Re: Ask HN: Which VPN service do you use?

#9

Post by msh » Mon, Nov 02, 2015, 8:13 PM UTC

teaneedz wrote: post #8

F-Secure's FreedomeVPN has a great reputation and blocks tracking plus harmful websites. Works on Mac and iOS devices.

And Android and Windows.

Re: Ask HN: Which VPN service do you use?

#10

Post by atmosx » Tue, Nov 03, 2015, 8:25 AM UTC

Depends on the use you are going to make.

A self-hosted VPN (5 USD VPS running a VPN server and socks5/http proxy) is cheaper. The exit IP address most likely is NOT blacklisted by IP-sensible services (e.g. PayPal). But you get one country, one IP and belongs to you.

A professional VPN service will give you access through many countries (40-70 or more), the exit point is 'shared' and many VPN providers (e.g. TorGuard) do not keep logs. Or at least that's what their TOS says.