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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.

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

Windscribe

PIA. Supports port forwarding.

OVPN. They have dedicated ip with port forwarding

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?

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.

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

ExpressVPN and I've got it running on my router, which makes things really simple for the rest of the network.

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.

Proton is good and Windscribe is good if you need a dedicated ip.

Njalla works very well for me since the time it was (unfortunately) called ipredator

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

Windscribe.

They usually run a really good sale around Black Friday (US).

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.

Ovpn. Tested in court as well.

Oracle cloud free VPS… with wireguard.

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.

I use my home router as a VPN server.

For torrenting No vpn instead get a cheap vps service who don't give a damn about copyright and install wireguard.

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 manily use Mysterium as I like having resedential IP addresses that are (usually) not detected for being a proxy but I also have Mullvad

I’m surprised that no one mentioned IVPN

Mullvad, it's extremely popular among privacy advocates

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.

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

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

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

PIA since Mullvad took away port forwarding.

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

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.

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.