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VPS VPN / Proxy
Hello!
As your are all no doubt aware from the end of this year you will need to opt-in to access certain legal Internet content in the UK (ie porn). I don't want to tell my ISP I enjoy looking at this material let alone the UK government so.... I am thinking about setting up a proxy / VPN server in another European state. My question is what is the best solution for this? Proxy or VPN? If I go down the VPN route what spec VPS do I need? Should I look at the kimisurfi dedicated box? I have setup proxies and VPNs in the past (I currently have an American VPN for watching TV).
Thanks
Michael
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You can also use that VPN to watch the content you'd like to watch
It's not the fastest or most reliable service. Also slightly aware that America's Internet watching have been called into question recently too! I don't think the VPS is of a high enough spec so would be interested to hear people's thought on VPS VPN specs too.
Thanks for the reply!
Why not get a 64MB box in the UK from HTTPZoom? I don't think they'd filter porn.
http://www.lowendbox.com/blog/httpzoom-6-67year-64mb-vps-in-uk-7month-2gb-in-arizona/
Can you run a VPN server on 64Mb of RAM?
64MB / Openvz (or 128mb KVM) should be more than enough for a VPN, just ensure you have a proper minimal image installed (no apache2 etc).
Yep. I'm running OpenVPN perfectly fine. HTTPZoom has minimal templates.
And you stream video and browse ok with that? awesome! Thanks. Might join all my VPSes up to a central VPN too then so management can happen 'internally' rather than on the Internet. Thanks again.
FWIW I'm happily running a multi-user PPTP VPN on a 32Mb VPS...
(Admittedly, this is with only one user on VPN, and one user logged into the shell).
You could use LowEndSpirit 64MB NL VPS. Only 3€/year and works great for VPN. System + OpenVPN (1 user connected) needs 6MB ram
Probably the most reliable ZNC and OpenVPN box I've ever had. it's a bit on the slow side in terms of network speed but it's still a amazing service for those who know how to use it properly.
Yeah, if you don't need specific ports, one of the most awesome offers on LE*