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Streisand sets up a new server running your choice of WireGuard, OpenConnect, OpenSSH, OpenVPN, Shadowsocks, sslh, Stunnel, or a Tor bridge. It also generates custom instructions for all of these services. At the end of the run you are given an HTML file with instructions that can be shared with friends, family members, and fellow activists.

155 mentions on Hacker News by 114 people: 15 stories, 140 comments · first 2014-07-24 · latest 2025-10-25

Mentions per year 155 mentions · busiest year 2017 (38)
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  1. …run OpenVPN/Wireguard on it and egress your traffic via it. Disable all logging etc. Streisand ( https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand ) is another option. It has the benefit of running on your own VPS (or bare metal if you want)…
  2. I use Streisand - https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand It's insanely easy to set up a new box (I use linode right now but it works with a bunch of cloud providers) and it works well for my mobile devices too. I like the fact that…
  3. I use streisand on a VPS. Its always fast and reliable. Highly recommend. Edited to add link: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
  4. Another option via this route is Streisand. https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
  5. …detail for the curious: Recent enhancements to Streisand include automatic updates for Wireguard: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand/issues/513#issu... . Streisand automatically installs Ubuntu security and other updates using…
    comment by adamfeldman · 2019-02-18 · in WireGuard for MacOS
  6. …dedicated to hosting nothing but Wireguard. I deployed to a $5/month Digital Ocean droplet. [1]: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand Streisand previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18903780 ,…
    comment by adamfeldman · 2019-02-18 · in WireGuard for MacOS
  7. …Hong Kong offer a few plans that are (relatively) affordable and roam into the mainland. [1]: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
  8. …February as an alternative to Shadowsocks and Anyconnect. Just need Wireguard on Windows now! [1]: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
    comment by NamTaf · 2018-12-20 · in WireGuard for iOS
  9. >As an aside, I use Striesand - https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand - to create my own VPN. I generally create a new one every week or so with a simple script and I tend to rotate hosting providers fairly regularly. It's…
    comment by clubm8 · 2018-11-25 · in VPN Extensions are not for privacy
  10. …now a single place where all my traffic can be gathered, trivially. As an aside, I use Striesand - https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand - to create my own VPN. I generally create a new one every week or so with a simple script and…
    comment by alasdair_ · 2018-11-25 · in VPN Extensions are not for privacy
  11. …downloads after you've set it up. You can do a WireGuard-only build through the setup wizard. https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
    comment by teknologist · 2018-11-07 · in WireGuard for iOS
  12. …routing from China). Can I expect the Wireguard app to feature something similar in time? [1]: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
    comment by NamTaf · 2018-11-07 · in WireGuard for iOS
  13. I haven't needed it, but Streisand looks very nice. https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
  14. Note that I've made a mistake with the first link. It should have been https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
  15. …(not super skilled with AWS, still a student) Do I just run these on an EC2 instance? git clone https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand.git && cd streisand ./util/venv-dependencies.sh ./venv source ./venv/bin/activate And then there…
  16. …get sick and the food is going to be amazing. Don’t have anything that is “free”. It’s a trap. [1] https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
  17. …you can use your mobile devices over LTE with it. [0] https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts [1] https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
    comment by aphextron · 2018-09-26 · in Mmm, Pi-hole
  18. …into the occasional Cloudflare: blocked or extra-aggressive captcha when I am routed through it. 1: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
  19. …on my home network. This is my second time around with this set up, and it works great for me. https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
    comment by zigzaggy · 2018-08-10 · in WireGuarding the mainline
  20. https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand will do WireGuard.
    comment by zwily · 2018-08-09 · in WireGuarding the mainline
  21. …very quickly and provide you easy instructions to use VPN and proxy on desktop and mobile phones. https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
    comment by dragonsh · 2018-08-05 · in I made my own WireGuard VPN server
  22. …Bitcoin, then nuke the intermediate Whonix instances. 0) https://github.com/trailofbits/algo 1) https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand 2) https://github.com/TensorTom/VPN-Chain
  23. …VPN. It's really insecure and expensive. Just use Streisand on a DigitalOcean droplet, AWS, etc. https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
    comment by aphextron · 2018-05-18 · in Ask HN: Which VPN?
  24. …ttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13249523 Also DIY options : https://github.com/ttlequals0/autovpn https://github.com/jlund/streisand https://github.com/trailofbits/algo https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install…
    comment by inertial · 2018-05-18 · in Ask HN: Which VPN?
  25. …server running at DO, it's been good. People also like Algo[2] but I haven't tried it. 1: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand 2: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo
    comment by blacksmith_tb · 2018-05-17 · in Ask HN: Which VPN?
  26. …command wraps all the others for the most common trivial use cases. By the way, I believe https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand has support for WireGuard (in addition to a billion other things...).
  27. Is this something like Streisand [1]? Where it just configures a server to run a VPN service. [1] - https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
  28. I've been using similar project called Streisand: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand It's easy to set up on Azure and has Wireguard built-in.
    comment by czers · 2018-03-09 · in TunnelBear Joins McAfee
  29. …a tool to help set up a number of VPN and related services on cloud hardware you control: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand When the setup is complete, you end up with some incredibly well-written instructions that make setting…
    comment by skywhopper · 2018-02-14 · in Don't use VPN services
  30. …project[0] on Github has made it dead simple for anyone with basic Linux experience. https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
    comment by Dangeranger · 2018-02-14 · in Don't use VPN services
  31. A while ago I saw a link to https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand (probably here in HN) and I have it in the list of things-to-do to try it. In the meantime I have a OpenVPN server at home just so I can log into my internal network…
    comment by loopbit · 2018-02-13 · in Don't use VPN services
  32. …server can see EVERYTHING. So if you want a VPN, use https://github.com/trailofbits/algo or https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand . Algo is my favorite, but both are pretty effective in my opinion.
  33. …includes Wireguard), and I have heard good things about Algo[2], though I haven't used it. 1: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand 2: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo
    comment by blacksmith_tb · 2018-02-08 · in WireGuard: fast, modern, secure VPN tunnel
  34. …effective against the GFW but I've not tried since I only have iOS/Windows devices when there. [1] https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand#more-features
  35. …it a try (I am typing this over a Wireguard connection right now, to a Streisand[1] vm at DO). 1: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
    comment by blacksmith_tb · 2018-02-07 · in Tinc VPN: Secure Private Network Between Hosts
  36. …Google products would work. This means no access to important stuff like Google Docs, Gmail, etc. https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand installs Shadowsocks, which seems to work quite well in China, provided you find a VPS with good…
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    streisand: Automate the Streisand Effect
    story by bcjordan · 2017-11-02 · 0 comments
  38. My lazy sysadmin apporach to getting Wireguard running on a VPS is to use Streisand[1]. 1: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand#services-provid...
  39. …individual VPNs for yourself and your friends and family on a number of popular cloud services: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand It takes a little bit of technical know-how (or bravery) to get started, but the setup process is…
    comment by skywhopper · 2017-10-31 · in Do you need a VPN?
  40. …you need a VPN, no you shouldn’t trust anyone with it. Run your own. It’s easy and less expensive. https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
    comment by ryanmarsh · 2017-10-30 · in Do you need a VPN?
  41. I've set up my own VPN using Streisand [ https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand ] & Google Compute Engine (Micro Instance). When you create an account on Google's Cloud, you get $300 (or used to at least). This instance type is big…
    comment by WellDressed · 2017-10-30 · in Do you need a VPN?
  42. …very hardware dependent - and set the VPN up yourself. Streisand is pretty useful for this purpose. https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
  43. Set up your own VPN with https://github.com/jlund/streisand
    comment by hackerboos · 2017-08-10 · in VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs
  44. Everytime I read posts about VPNs and ban attempts, I can't resist to link to the Streisand project: https://github.com/jlund/streisand . Used that when there were crackdowns on VPNs (Astrill, Express, etc.) while I was living in China and…
  45. Why not this script https://github.com/jlund/streisand ?
    comment by vladimir-y · 2017-07-12 · in I made my own VPN server in 15 minutes
  46. …give some examples? While I'm sure these exists, I'm using VPN on EC2 micro instance (installed with http://github.com/jlund/streisand ) and haven't been blocked, yet.
    comment by almog · 2017-07-12 · in I made my own VPN server in 15 minutes
  47. …you operate yourself. There are plenty of Github projects that will deploy a personal VPN for you: https://github.com/jlund/streisand https://github.com/trailofbits/algo
    comment by johnpython · 2017-06-23 · in How to find a trustworthy VPN service
  48. …sell your Internet history etc. I think it's nice to be able to hide traffic from them too. [1] - https://github.com/jlund/streisand [2] - https://github.com/trailofbits/algo
  49. …as part of the NCP ciphers list, with a fallback to AES-CBC if the client is a bit older [0] [0] https://github.com/jlund/streisand/blob/master/playbooks/rol...
  50. …deploy a new endpoint at a close VPS when traveling if the need arises for better speed. [0]: https://github.com/jlund/streisand [1]: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I92T754/ref=oh_aui_deta...