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Hey everyone! I have a question for all DN who have a personal VPN server. How much did you spend on equipment and how much do you spend per month? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by giovanni2309@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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I bought a Gli.Net Slate but I think I need more stuff. Does your employer know you are using it or are you keeping it a secret?

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[–] MaManPF@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

If you know Linux command lines and set up your own VPN server, sign up for a Oracle Cloud free tier virtual machine.

https://www.oracle.com/pt/cloud/free/

I have my very own VPN hosted on Oracle.

[–] PrinnySquad@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

My employer does know, and I mostly use it so I don't spook any of our clients if I need to remote into their machines. But I would wager most DNs who are going the VPN setup are doing so specifically because they don't want their employers to know. I just rent a VPS on digital ocean for 6 bucks a month or so and host the VPN off their. It's obvious you are using a VPN since it's a datacenter IP, but hiding the fact I have a VPN at all isn't important for me. That said I can't use icloud with it and some other services block their IP range. I would expect most VPS IPs to be blocked by a variety of services, so using for things outside of work may not be ideal. But it's a lot easier for me to manage than trying to host a physical one at my parents house or something.