jawj/IKEv2-setup

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Set up a fresh Ubuntu Server install as an IKEv2 VPN server

25 mentions on Hacker News by 5 people: 1 story, 24 comments · first 2015-12-18 · latest 2026-08-13

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…Letter Agencies. I have now mostly switched to Wireguard for this, which is much more sane [2]. [1] https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup [2] https://github.com/jawj/wireguard-setup
comment by gmac · 2026-08-13 · in Tracking down the 16-year-old WAL-reset SQLite bug
…on principle is entirely wrong). Originally IKEv2 and more recently WireGuard, configured like so: https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup https://github.com/jawj/wireguard-setup
comment by gmac · 2025-12-06 · in Ask HN: How many people got VPNs in response to laws like UK Online Safety Act?
https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup Sets up an Ubuntu server as a strongSwan IKEv2 VPN.
comment by gmac · 2022-08-15 · in Ask HN: Can I see your scripts?
It only does IKEv2, but this script (mine) cuts out Ansible and is intended to be even easier: https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup
comment by gmac · 2022-01-13 · in Poor man's VPN (pay for only what you need)
…for use from my iOS devices. Works great. First i installed pihole and configured, then used this https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup to setup the vpn. Took about 30 mins. Works great!
comment by leesalminen · 2020-03-26 · in Zoom iOS app sends data to Facebook even if you don’t have a Facebook account
Or even quicker (no need to deal with Ansible) for IKEv2 IPSec only, my Bash script: https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup
comment by gmac · 2020-01-30 · in Building a Simple VPN with WireGuard with a Raspberry Pi as Server
…was with the IKE protocol using the built-in VPN client. I set up a cheap Vultr VM and used this: https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup One caveat: Reconnects worked poorly until I disabled the iptables rate limiting the script imposes.…
comment by Scramblejams · 2019-08-25 · in Problems that forced me to leave ProtonVPN for Mullvad
I setup a similar system but with IPSec ( https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup ) and Pi-Hole on DO. The best part is that the linked IPSec setup is trivial to install and also generates profile files that leverage the OS VPN capability in…
comment by wpowiertowski · 2019-04-25 · in Setting Up an Ad-Blocking VPN with WireGuard and Pihole
I run https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup on a $2.50/mo Vultr server and it's been great for my whole family. Blazing fast, the connection survives IP changes (e.g. switching from cellular to Wifi), and it works in China.
comment by nikisweeting · 2019-02-25 · in Ask HN: What VPN service are you currently using?
…is also a handy way of using an ad-blocking DNS service everywhere. My setup is documented here: https://github.com/jawj/ikev2-setup
comment by gmac · 2018-12-31 · in AdGuard DNS: A Privacy-Oriented DNS Server
Depending on what you're trying to achieve, running your own can be a good and simple option: https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup https://github.com/trailofbits/algo
comment by gmac · 2018-12-15 · in CenturyLink is blocking customer internet, saying Utah legislators told them to
I just came across this and started using it for the DNS servers for my IKEv2 VPN (see https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup ). Experience so far has been excellent — especially the speed of web browsing on my iPhone).
comment by gmac · 2018-11-21 · in AdGuard DNS
…reliable VPN for my whole family for $2.50/mo and 10min of my time for initial setup: https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup
comment by nikisweeting · 2018-10-07 · in Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business?
See also https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup for IKEv2 (I made this)
comment by gmac · 2018-08-22 · in Algo: A set of Ansible scripts that simplify the setup of a personal IPSEC VPN
Vote with your feet if you can. Meanwhile, use a VPN. https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup https://github.com/trailofbits/algo etc.
comment by gmac · 2017-12-10 · in Comcast is injecting 400+ lines of JavaScript into web pages
…for self-hosted email sending & forwarding. - SFTP/Samba/AFP for my fileserver. - Ikev2 VPN https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup
comment by nikisweeting · 2017-08-26 · in Ask HN: What are your favourite self-hosted tools?
…— one that provides each user their own dedicated VPN server (based on my IKEv2 config script, https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup ). 100% vapourware web presence here: http://digitalsnorkel.net/ Feedback?
comment by gmac · 2017-08-10 · in VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs
Or https://github.com/trailofbits/algo or https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup
comment by gmac · 2017-08-10 · in VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs
... or if you're not comfortable with Ansible, I have a Bash script that does something similar: https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup
comment by gmac · 2017-06-21 · in ProtonVPN
Indeed. Full instructions on a good option here: https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup
comment by gmac · 2017-06-15 · in Ask HN: What are good ways to hide metadata from your ISP?
For this reason, amongst others, I've made a simple Bash script to install StrongSwan: https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup
comment by gmac · 2017-03-30 · in Ansible playbooks for installing OpenVPN, IPsec, Tor, etc. on popular clouds
…including the Apple profile, and also gets you a Let's Encrypt server cert that auto-renews. https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup
comment by gmac · 2017-02-15 · in StrongSwan – IPsec VPN for Linux, Android, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Windows
…the Investigatory Powers Act (most existing VPN services seem to come across as very shady). [1] https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup
comment by gmac · 2016-11-25 · in How can I protect myself from government snoopers?
…inspired to set this up by the awful proposed Investigatory Powers Bill going through in the UK. https://github.com/jawj/IKEv2-setup
comment by gmac · 2016-03-16 · in VPN Comparison Chart