[TriLUG] Home VPN?

[Daniel Sterling via TriLUG]

Check out tailscale, it's also based on wireguard and makes it easy to set
up peer-to-peer VPN and routing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailscale

The open-source software acts in combination with the management service to
establish peer-to-peer or relayed VPN communication with other clients
using the WireGuard protocol

On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM John Broome via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> And, like someone else suggested, they use wireguard as their software.
>
> If you search around GitHub for “wireguard” you’ll see a lot of projects
> where people have bundled it with pihole, and/or added a nice front-end to
> it for client management.
>
> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 09:07 Bill Weinel via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
>
> > A VPN provider is only as good as their security and your trust in them
> > to maintain it. I use Proton VPN here. (https://protonvpn.com/) They are
> > based in Switzerland, don't do logging, don't archive your data, are
> > Linux compatible, easy to setup, have multiple servers located around
> > the world, don't slow down your access based upon the amount you pay,
> > and even offer free subscriptions. They were recently reviewed by PC
> > Magazine and have earned their top rating (see:
> > https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-vpn-services). Their setup
> > documentation is easy to follow and works with most any platform.
> >
> > All the best,
> > Bill
> >
> > On 2/18/25 20:22, Matthew Glassman via TriLUG wrote:
> > > How difficult and precarious is it to set up a home VPN without relying
> > on
> > > something like NORD or some other service?  I had the thought that
> maybe
> > > I'd want to try doing that but wasn't sure where to start and what I
> > might
> > > want to consider.
> >
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