Self-Hosted VPN Solutions

Users recommend and discuss setting up personal VPNs like WireGuard, Tailscale, OpenVPN, and alternatives on routers, VPS, or home servers for secure remote access to networks and services.

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mfro Mar 5, 2025 View on HN

It's functionally just a VPN. Selfhosting wireguard or openvpn is not particularly difficult.

fluidcruft Mar 17, 2021 View on HN

You could also use wireguard for this sort of thing and keep everything on a VPN.

rebase Feb 13, 2017 View on HN

Check out wireguard: https://www.wireguard.io/

fock Jul 23, 2020 View on HN

or VPN on your router? or just get a VPS and run wireguard.

wankle Mar 30, 2023 View on HN

It's what I do, Wireguard on a cheap VPS. It's plenty fast but does take learning the configuration which wasn't hard.

jedisct1 Nov 1, 2019 View on HN

Give DSVPN a try https://github.com/jedisct1/dsvpn

whalesalad Oct 26, 2021 View on HN

VPN. Easiest solution would be tailscale.

colordrops Jul 30, 2022 View on HN

Use Wireguard and you can use your home PiHole setup anywhere.

robcohen Aug 25, 2021 View on HN

Don’t see how this would help, only thing that would help is a tunnel out, like WireGuard to a VPN or less reputable provider.

HPsquared Mar 5, 2025 View on HN

Alternative: OpenVPN server on your router.