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…a seamless time using wireguard (via a streisand installation) ... I've been using Wireguard via https://github.com/trailofbits/algo for a while now. Of all of the VPN experiences over the last couple of decades, Wireguard has been…

comment by Diederich · 2019-12-09 · in WireGuard is in net-next

…[1] (If you need Wireguard in addition to many other things) makes it pretty much trivial. [0] https://github.com/trailofbits/algo [1] https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand

comment by kemonocode · 2019-12-09 · in WireGuard is in net-next

…VPN on a $5 VPS instance using Streisand [ https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand ] or Algo [ https://github.com/trailofbits/algo ]. It takes 10 minutes of setup.

comment by aphextron · 2019-12-02 · in Ask HN: Best VPN Service in 2019-20?

…HN user made a tool to automatically create a VPN instance on your choice of cloud provider. https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by bransonf · 2019-12-02 · in PIA VPN to be acquired by malware company founded by former Israeli spy

https://github.com/trailofbits/algo It’s an Ansible playbook for easily setting up a VPN with good security defaults. It’s so easy and really the only knowledge you need to know is how to get api keys for the provider of choice.

comment by jsjohnst · 2019-11-29 · in How Is NordVPN Unblocking Disney+?

…trust the server less due to past security incidents. Writeup with links available in our FAQ: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo/blob/master/docs/faq.md#...

comment by dguido · 2019-11-22 · in The trouble with VPN and privacy review sites

…by Wirecutter for their article. You should use Algo if you're at all capable of doing so: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by dguido · 2019-11-21 · in The trouble with VPN and privacy review sites

…to tinker with security stuff Høgh makes a great post, but for anything else Algo is the way to go. https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by awzeemo · 2019-11-02 · in Setting up a home VPN server with WireGuard

…also a more plug-n-play tool called Algo that is highly spoken of, which automates a lot of this: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by whalesalad · 2019-11-01 · in Setting up a home VPN server with WireGuard

…on public Internet. [1]: https://gist.github.com/joepie91/5a9909939e6ce7d09e29#gistco... [2]: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by devy · 2019-10-22 · in Don't Use VPN Services

…someone else. Better, don't trust any of them! Setup algo on a digital ocean droplet of your own: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo However, this is meant for running over an untrusted network, not for maintaining internet anonymity. Use…

comment by SEJeff · 2019-10-22 · in NordVPN confirms it was hacked

You can always setup Algo on your own personal VPS running on Azure, GCE, DigitalOcean, Vultr, etc. https://github.com/trailofbits/algo Also, hasn't CloudFlare been audited to verify their no log claims? I know while Mullvad hasn't been…

comment by lame-robot-hoax · 2019-10-21 · in NordVPN confirms it was hacked

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AlgoVPN: Set up a personal VPN in the cloud

story by gzer0 · 2019-10-21 · 1 comment

…in an API key and spin up your own VPN on something like DigitalOcean. And it uses WireGuard! [0] https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by justicz · 2019-10-21 · in NordVPN confirms it was hacked

…easily using the ansible scripts provided by trailofbits, which supports both IPSEC and wireguard. https://github.com/trailofbits/algo a small DO (Digital Ocean) instance is only $5 a month and comes with 1TB outbound bandwidth (last I…

comment by sebasmurphy · 2019-09-25 · in WARP is here

I host my own VPN and it's great. Algo VPN [0] makes it dead simple, as well. [0]: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by lkurusa · 2019-09-03 · in Ask HN: How to make iOS more private and secure?

I think algo is considered to be the best solution for this: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by msh · 2019-08-25 · in Problems that forced me to leave ProtonVPN for Mullvad

Create your own VPN and install the DNS blocker there. [Algo VPN]( https://github.com/trailofbits/algo ) is a great start. Furthermore, you could repave the VM daily or in any time interval. Using WireGuard as VPN protocol as opposed to…

comment by Natales · 2019-08-23 · in I Visited 49 Sites. Hundreds of Trackers Followed Me

…take a look at https://thatoneprivacysite.net/#detailed-vpn-comparison or setup one yourself https://github.com/trailofbits/algo If folks do inadvertently flock to free VPNs, the situation would get way worse (tracking now not just limited…

comment by ignoramous · 2019-08-21 · in Mozilla takes action to protect users in Kazakhstan

https://github.com/trailofbits/algo is pretty good for self hosted

comment by fs111 · 2019-08-15 · in WeWork isn’t a tech company; it’s a soap opera

…VPN on home machines. HomelabOS ( https://gitlab.com/NickBusey/HomelabOS ) is one of them, Algo ( https://github.com/trailofbits/algo ) is another.

comment by NickBusey · 2019-08-01 · in 82% of People Say They Connect to Any Free WiFi That’s Available in Public

Does this provide some benefit over Algo? ( https://github.com/trailofbits/algo )

comment by galapago · 2019-07-21 · in Dead Simple VPN

There's also the Algo VPN project using Wireguard: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by Nas808 · 2019-07-09 · in Hong Kong’s protesters use AirDrop to spread information to mainland visitors

…self-hosting Algo[2] on OVH or Hetzner. [1] https://mullvad.net/en/guides/category/wireguard/ [2] https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by krn · 2019-07-06 · in VPN owners: 97 VPN products run by 23 companies

…away with paying <$3/month by using the free tier and only paying for the bandwidth you use. [1]: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo/blob/master/docs/faq.md#...

comment by woodruffw · 2019-06-09 · in Ask HN: Do all VPNs suck?

…VPN server but switched to Algo since it is easy to roll out and supports most major VPS providers. https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by scrps · 2019-06-09 · in Ask HN: Do all VPNs suck?

…checking out running WG (alone of via Algo) yourself. It really is straight forward. ---- 1: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo 2: https://blog.cloudflare.com/1111-warp-better-vpn/

comment by xoa · 2019-06-04 · in NordVPN sued by Torguard for blackmail [pdf]

I typically use Algo for this https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by groovybits · 2019-05-29 · in Wireguard-docs: Setup, usage, configuration, and a full example

Another option is algo using wireguard with port forwarding. https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by mirimir · 2019-05-25 · in VPN service for hosting public-facing services on non-hosting ISP circuits

…to install anything extra on most clients. By using WireGuard, you have a state-of-the-art VPN. https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by js2 · 2019-05-16 · in Creating a Free VPN Using Google Cloud Platform

Algo can be used to configure WireGuard also: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo It automatically handles server provisioning, creating users, and can also generate QR codes.

comment by withzombies · 2019-05-13 · in A Mechanised Cryptographic Proof of the WireGuard VPN Protocol

…connect to it, both of them are working perfectly than other solutions I have used. [0] https://github.com/trailofbits/algo [1] https://www.wireguard.com/

comment by namelosw · 2019-04-28 · in VPN services blocked in Sri Lanka as information controls tighten

Algo is better than Streisand. https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by FredFS456 · 2019-04-27 · in VPN services blocked in Sri Lanka as information controls tighten

…really integrate the Pi-Hole distribution itself, but by default it uses two hosts file (see https://github.com/trailofbits/algo/blob/master/config.cfg at line 72).

comment by angott · 2019-04-25 · in Setting Up an Ad-Blocking VPN with WireGuard and Pihole

…it also block trackers? On desktop I use extensions to limit tracking, but it's harder on iOS. [1] https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by dontbenebby · 2019-04-13 · in Smartphone Apps Are Filled With Trackers

…[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18788410 [1] https://guardianproject.info/apps/orbot/ [2] https://github.com/trailofbits/algo [3] https://copperhead.co/android/

comment by ignoramous · 2019-04-13 · in Smartphone Apps Are Filled With Trackers

There's an FAQ in the AlgoVPN documentation that addresses this question ( https://github.com/trailofbits/algo/blob/master/docs/faq.md#... ): > Why aren't you using OpenVPN? > OpenVPN does not have out-of-the-box client support on any…

comment by dguido · 2019-04-08 · in VPN – Very Precarious Narrative

You got downvoted, but if you go to github this is exactly what it means lol https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by always4getpass · 2019-04-08 · in VPN – Very Precarious Narrative

WireGuard is much easier to get configured than OpenVPN. Check out algo: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo I think you could bake your configuration into a custom image, so it would be fast to get a VM started (about 30 secs on GCE, not…

comment by chrisbroadfoot · 2019-04-02 · in Warp – Mobile VPN

…to pay for or run a VPN server. Thoughts? [0] https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand [1] https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by ignoramous · 2019-04-01 · in Warp – Mobile VPN

…knowledgable enough to understand how to set it up. I think Warp is great in that regard. [0]: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by Shank · 2019-04-01 · in Warp – Mobile VPN

…that have wronged me), or novelty accounts that have a particular theme to them, etc [0] https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by octosphere · 2019-03-26 · in Twitter forces all new users to enter a valid phone number

I self host on Digital Ocean with Algo: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by dontbenebby · 2019-03-09 · in Facebook Still Tracks People on Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed

I self host on Digital Ocean with Algo: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by dontbenebby · 2019-03-07 · in Facebook Still Tracks People on Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed

…software environments have better support for IPsec than Wireguard; a glance at the Algo docs ( https://github.com/trailofbits/algo ) suggests that Windows and OpenWRT are both in this category today. FWIW, I work for Google, I haven't…

comment by willangley · 2019-03-04 · in Vita: simple and fast VPN gateway

I am running Algo VPN on DigitalOcean. OpenVPN has issues: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo/blob/master/docs/faq.md#... Edit: I am also testing out AzireVPN as they have WireGuard support.

comment by antihero · 2019-02-25 · in Ask HN: What VPN service are you currently using?

…FD: I work for the company that made Algo, but have nothing to do with its development. [1]: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo [2]: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo/blob/master/docs/faq.md#...

comment by woodruffw · 2019-02-25 · in Ask HN: What VPN service are you currently using?

Related: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17815352

comment by isomorphic · 2019-01-17 · in VPS VPN – GhostiFi

For those that prefer algo, there is an open issue to add Pi-Hole ( https://github.com/trailofbits/algo/issues/1258 ) and in my fork I've added Pi-Hole support: https://github.com/dan-v/algo . It's a really nice setup especially on mobile…

comment by danvittegleo · 2019-01-14 · in Secure and Ad-Free Internet Anywhere with Streisand and Pi Hole

…DO. Worked great, although I occasionally had to tear down & set up a new server when it was detected. [0] github.com/trailofbits/algo

comment by hazz99 · 2018-12-20 · in WireGuard for iOS