Which vpn server setup do you use? Container / no Container, GUI / CLI?

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  • nginx-proxy

    Automated nginx proxy for Docker containers using docker-gen

  • I rent a vps and use it to self host various applications. I would now also like to use this as a vpn (similar to a proxy) to safely browse the internet in open wifi etc. I use docker for all apps so far, nginx-proxy as a reverse proxy and acme-companion for HTTPs certificates.

  • acme-companion

    Automated ACME SSL certificate generation for nginx-proxy

  • I rent a vps and use it to self host various applications. I would now also like to use this as a vpn (similar to a proxy) to safely browse the internet in open wifi etc. I use docker for all apps so far, nginx-proxy as a reverse proxy and acme-companion for HTTPs certificates.

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  • wireguard-install

    WireGuard VPN installer for Linux servers

  • When I look into vpn servers, I find easy installers, which directly work on linux (e.g. angristan/wireguard-install) or also vpns, which operate from docker (like kylemanna/docker-openvpn). Then there are options, where multiple things are included, like firezone or this. I am not so sure how well they integrate with my reverse proxy and some seem to be much more complicated than others.

  • docker-openvpn

    🔒 OpenVPN server in a Docker container complete with an EasyRSA PKI CA

  • When I look into vpn servers, I find easy installers, which directly work on linux (e.g. angristan/wireguard-install) or also vpns, which operate from docker (like kylemanna/docker-openvpn). Then there are options, where multiple things are included, like firezone or this. I am not so sure how well they integrate with my reverse proxy and some seem to be much more complicated than others.

  • firezone

    Open-source VPN server and egress firewall for Linux built on WireGuard. Firezone is easy to set up (all dependencies are bundled thanks to Chef Omnibus), secure, performant, and self hostable.

  • When I look into vpn servers, I find easy installers, which directly work on linux (e.g. angristan/wireguard-install) or also vpns, which operate from docker (like kylemanna/docker-openvpn). Then there are options, where multiple things are included, like firezone or this. I am not so sure how well they integrate with my reverse proxy and some seem to be much more complicated than others.

  • subspace

    A simple WireGuard VPN server GUI

  • When I look into vpn servers, I find easy installers, which directly work on linux (e.g. angristan/wireguard-install) or also vpns, which operate from docker (like kylemanna/docker-openvpn). Then there are options, where multiple things are included, like firezone or this. I am not so sure how well they integrate with my reverse proxy and some seem to be much more complicated than others.

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