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DeusVult · January 2025

@ralf said:

@ralf said:

@ralf said:

@BasToTheMax said:

@DeusVult said:
Btw guys, how to setup a free VPN on my VPS? Pls, help me, I'm too dumb to do that 😭

I dont use a vpn, So i can't really help. There are scripts tho which make it very easy
https://github.com/hwdsl2/wireguard-install

I'd recommend against just downloading random scripts and running them. Especially when they need root to run.

Wireguard isn't very complicated. Read a tutorial, and try to understand every line of what it's doing.

Essentially, you're installing one package (wireguard), creating one configuration file and enabling the service on each machine. You don't need some random Chinese script to do that.

Having said that, to get on brand IIRC watching about 3 years ago Dustin himself had a video on youtube about using a script to do it. You could watch that anyway, even if you choose to do it yourself.

Actually, I might as well give you everything you will need to show you how short it is. You should still read a guide though so you understand how this works.

BTW to get you started, do this to create the keys and keep a copy:
ralf@y:~/qqqq$ wg genkey | tee 1.prv | wg pubkey >1.pub
ralf@y:~/qqqq$ wg genkey | tee 2.prv | wg pubkey >2.pub
ralf@y:~/qqqq$ wg genpsk >share
Warning: writing to world accessible file.
Consider setting the umask to 077 and trying again.
ralf@y:~/qqqq$ grep . *
1.prv:oOaJnaJy5ZJ19HbRwW+eD3j+fzpA9ACElksXxsGzUWY=
1.pub:2SXKX8/t+fskJBxIlyAvaGfDdFBOE6y7US1tc6jyi2w=
2.prv:SKhVQCewteh+qal8tCCIv7pXrvT0/VRxtSouwTP+FUQ=
2.pub:VCxWFZ7qmrLFple1zUKJ/DGkTog+a8MreJ+30S2tSzA=
share:pKsNHe2oDjDEeEiJu334/3fPWlAM+gKsa/sat4V0ChQ=
On server 1, you want /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf to have this:
[Interface]
Address = 192.168.8.1
PrivateKey = <1.prv>
ListenPort = 51820

# server 2
[Peer]
PublicKey = <2.pub>
AllowedIPs = 192.168.9.2
PersistentKeepalive = 60
Endpoint = <2.ip>:51820
PresharedKey = <share>
and on server 2:
[Interface]
Address = 192.168.8.2
PrivateKey = <2.prv>
ListenPort = 51820

# server 2
[Peer]
PublicKey = <1.pub>
AllowedIPs = 192.168.9.1
PersistentKeepalive = 60
Endpoint = <1.ip>:51820
PresharedKey = <share>
And this on both to start it up:
root@x# systemctl enable [email protected]
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/[email protected] → /lib/systemd/system/[email protected].
root@x# systemctl daemon-reload
root@x# systemctl start wg-quick@wg0
You should see how the files for 1 and 2 mirror each other. If you want more in your network, you can do the same to create 3.pub and 3.prv, and make a different shared secrets for 1&3 and 2&3 to share (if you want). You can duplicate the [Peer] block for as many peers you want on each host.

Wow, thanks Ralf. Will test this !

ralf · January 2025

@DeusVult said:
@ralf said:
[Interface]
Address = 192.168.8.1

Just noticed when you replied that this line ^^^

PrivateKey = <1.prv>
ListenPort = 51820

# server 2
[Peer]
PublicKey = <2.pub>
AllowedIPs = 192.168.9.2

and this line ^^^ need to be the same subnet. 192.168.8.x or 192.168.9.x whatever. Both files need the same change.

(Actually, they don't have to be the same subnet at all, they just need to the correct .1 and .2 addresses)

Wow, thanks Ralf. Will test this !

Get the wireguard working between 2 or more machines, then I'll tell you what to do for the iptables to share your net connection and the change to a config to send outgoing things to use it as a VPN.

DeusVult · January 2025

@ralf said:
@DeusVult said:
@ralf said:
[Interface]
Address = 192.168.8.1
Just noticed when you replied that this line ^^^
PrivateKey = <1.prv>
ListenPort = 51820

# server 2
[Peer]
PublicKey = <2.pub>
AllowedIPs = 192.168.9.2
and this line ^^^ need to be the same subnet. 192.168.8.x or 192.168.9.x whatever. Both files need the same change.

(Actually, they don't have to be the same subnet at all, they just need to the correct .1 and .2 addresses)

Wow, thanks Ralf. Will test this !

Get the wireguard working between 2 or more machines, then I'll tell you what to do for the iptables to share your net connection and the change to a config to send outgoing things to use it as a VPN.

Will test it tomorrow -- going to bed rn. Thank you!

Beniskickbutt · January 2025

So.. no GA or flash sales?

Beniskickbutt · January 2025

You think a 1 gb plan single core is good enough for vpn? Gonna use ralfs guide as well

PuDLeZ · January 2025

@Beniskickbutt said:
You think a 1 gb plan single core is good enough for vpn? Gonna use ralfs guide as well

It's been a while since I looked into wireguard's memory usage but I recall it being less than .5G.

ralf · January 2025

@PuDLeZ said:

@Beniskickbutt said:
You think a 1 gb plan single core is good enough for vpn? Gonna use ralfs guide as well

It's been a while since I looked into wireguard's memory usage but I recall it being less than .5G.

This is one of my VMs that does nothing except run one side of a wireguard bridge between my home network and one of my servers:

top - 00:59:39 up 378 days,  4:35,  1 user,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
Tasks:  90 total,   1 running,  89 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie
%Cpu(s):  0.0 us,  0.3 sy,  0.0 ni, 99.7 id,  0.0 wa,  0.0 hi,  0.0 si,  0.0 st
MiB Mem :    329.5 total,     70.6 free,     82.6 used,    176.3 buff/cache
MiB Swap:   1024.0 total,   1024.0 free,      0.0 used.    233.3 avail Mem

As you can see it only has 512MB and isn't using anywhere near that much.

Actually, this is doing exactly the kind of VPN thing you want, so I might as well show you the iptables rules, while I'm logged onto it.

root@homeproxy:~# iptables-save
# Generated by iptables-save v1.8.7 on Wed Jan 15 01:03:01 2025
*nat
:PREROUTING ACCEPT [345338:31714227]
:INPUT ACCEPT [209580:21410169]
:OUTPUT ACCEPT [255435:19413150]
:POSTROUTING ACCEPT [255435:19413150]
-A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.2.0/24 ! -d 192.168.2.0/24 -j MASQUERADE
-A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.1.0/24 ! -d 192.168.1.0/24 -j MASQUERADE
-A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.88.12/32 ! -d 192.168.88.12/32 -j MASQUERADE
-A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.3.0/24 ! -d 192.168.3.0/24 -j MASQUERADE
COMMIT
# Completed on Wed Jan 15 01:03:01 2025
root@homeproxy:~# wg
interface: wg0
  public key: aiEB0......di8=
  private key: (hidden)
  listening port: 4...1

peer: ixylLV.....A8=
  preshared key: (hidden)
  endpoint: 2....1:1...5
  allowed ips: 192.168.88.12/32, 192.168.1.0/24, 192.168.2.0/24, 192.168.3.0/24
  latest handshake: 1 minute, 17 seconds ago
  transfer: 99.92 MiB received, 845.98 MiB sent

dustinc · January 2025

How's everyone doing?!

dustinc · January 2025

@BlazinDimes said:

@dustinc said:

@BlazinDimes said:

@dustinc said:

@BlazinDimes said:

YES, WE'RE READY FOR A GIVEAWAY -- LET'S GO!!

We need more demand! Any other ideas? (cc: @noob404 )

At this hour, many of our most active members are asleep unfortunately!

@BlazinDimes -- We're going to try again later when there is more demand, I think that's only fair! But I can promise you at the very minimum, this will happen at some point in the next 24 hours 😘

Would love to see more users come in and show some demand! We'll make it worth the wait. We might even drop multiple giveaways in a row, you never know

Oh man, it's about to get real. There goes my sleep schedule!

Hahaha, any moment now!

dustinc · January 2025

@markz said:

POSSIBLE-RACKNERD-GIVEAWAY-INCOMING!

Yessir

dustinc · January 2025

@noob404 said:
Let's go everyone. Time for a giveaway.

I'm feeling it too! And we're almost at page 900

dustinc · January 2025

@ralf said:

@dustinc said:

@ralf said:
@dustinc can you double my warmth and help me win a sweater?

Hi @ralf -- Your persistence is admirable, and I appreciate that! I'm a firm believer that in life, everything is about being persistent and going after what you want. When you believe in something, you keep at it, and that's exactly what you've done here. Great work!

DM sent, we'll get one sent to you on our next shipping batch 👊

Wow! What a thing to wake up to! Dustin's delivered on the goods - a sweater will soon be on its way and it'll finally be spring in my heart even if it's snowing outside!

SEND-A-RACKNERD-SWEATER-TO-RALF !!

YES, WE'RE READY FOR A GIVEAWAY -- LET'S GO!!

AINT-NO-PARTY-LIKE-A-RACKNERD-PARTY

Huge thanks to @dustinc for delivering the goods, @Beniskickbutt for starting the hashtag at just the right time, @BlazinDimes, @TrK, @noob404, @BasToTheMax, @DeusVult and all the crew for adding your support to the "keeping Ralf warm for winter" effort over the last week.

All I wanted for Christmas was a RackNerd sweater

P.S. This is proof that Santa is real, guys. And I didn't even have to sit on anyone's lap!

Hi @ralf -- Love this! The energy and enthusiasm is absolutely contagious. You truly know how to keep the party going! ❤️

We'll get that out to you asap to keep ya warm for the winter! 👊

dustinc · January 2025

@DeusVult said:

@ralf said:

@dustinc said:

@ralf said:
@dustinc can you double my warmth and help me win a sweater?

Hi @ralf -- Your persistence is admirable, and I appreciate that! I'm a firm believer that in life, everything is about being persistent and going after what you want. When you believe in something, you keep at it, and that's exactly what you've done here. Great work!

DM sent, we'll get one sent to you on our next shipping batch 👊

Wow! What a thing to wake up to! Dustin's delivered on the goods - a sweater will soon be on its way and it'll finally be spring in my heart even if it's snowing outside!

SEND-A-RACKNERD-SWEATER-TO-RALF !!

YES, WE'RE READY FOR A GIVEAWAY -- LET'S GO!!

AINT-NO-PARTY-LIKE-A-RACKNERD-PARTY

Huge thanks to @dustinc for delivering the goods, @Beniskickbutt for starting the hashtag at just the right time, @BlazinDimes, @TrK, @noob404, @BasToTheMax, @DeusVult and all the crew for adding your support to the "keeping Ralf warm for winter" effort over the last week.

All I wanted for Christmas was a RackNerd sweater

P.S. This is proof that Santa is real, guys. And I didn't even have to sit on anyone's lap!

AYEEEE LET'S GOOO RALF!

👊👊

dustinc · January 2025

@DeusVult said:
It's been days since i've code... i need to do something lol. Will do now

Good stuff @DeusVult -- Any interesting projects you've been working on recently?

dustinc · January 2025

@Beniskickbutt said:
looks like dustin tried to get some hype going but it didnt happen? I'm gonna be on the lookout for a GA or flash deals today.. he mentioned some good chances within 24hr

Very true! I did make a commitment/promise to @BlazinDimes that we would do a resource giveaway at some point within the next 24 hours, and that 24 hour mark is approaching later tonight! Can we get some demand going to get this done sooner??

dustinc · January 2025

@noob404 said:
Where is the gang at? @Beniskickbutt @TrK @xpress7 @MrEd @suut @markz @ralf @chitree @BasToTheMax @DeusVult

Hi @noob404 -- Let's go!! I know they're around here somewhere.

I sense some giveaway vibes in the air...

#AINT-NO-PARTY-LIKE-A-RACKNERD-PARTY

Beniskickbutt · January 2025

AINT-NO-PARTY-LIKE-A-RACKNERD-PARTY

dustinc · January 2025

@noob404 said:
In the meantime @dustinc, here are a few queries for you from some members:-

@DeusVult wants to know if RackNerd allows torrenting.
@Beniskickbutt wants to know when LA will be restocked.
@suut wants to know when Ryzen 7950X will be restocked.

Hi @noob404 -- Thank You for bundling these questions! Happy to help clarify:

@DeusVult -- Yes, torrenting is allowed on our network, provided the content you're downloading/uploading is legal within the laws of the United States

@Beniskickbutt -- Los Angeles restock is coming in less than two weeks! Though if you need something immediate in this location, just reach out to me directly at [email protected] - we do have some inventory and can accommodate now, but not enough for a public restock as it would be absorbed too quickly.

@suut -- No ETA on a public restock for our Ryzen 7950X deals as these are quite popular and tend to get gobbled up fast. That said, immediate deals can be made depending on your specific requirements (specs/location), and we do have availability in certain locations as of this writing. Just shoot me an email! ❤️

Beniskickbutt · January 2025

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@markz
@chitree
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@noob404
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@Frobsy
@FrankZ
@SillyGoose
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dustinc · January 2025

@Beniskickbutt said:

RACKNERD GANG, ASSEMBLE !!

YESSS -- let's gooo!

dustinc · January 2025

@BasToTheMax said:
Time to code

Awesome! Have you tried out Cursor yet?

BlazinDimes · January 2025

@dustinc said:

@Beniskickbutt said:

RACKNERD GANG, ASSEMBLE !!

YESSS -- let's gooo!

LET'S-GOOOOOO

chitree · January 2025

@DeusVult said:

@markz said:
hello RackNerd gang

Hello!!

HAI!!!

dustinc · January 2025

@Saragoldfarb said:
Congrats @ralf !

Well deserved for sure!

dustinc · January 2025

@Beniskickbutt said:

@noob404 said:
8 more pages to 900. Anybody who loves a challenge still online?

noob always shooting for the stars like a true member of the racknerd gang. That is why you are our trusty leader!

We're getting there!

chitree · January 2025

@dustinc said:
Howdy - who's in for a giveaway? Any demand?

We love Racknerd giveaways!

dustinc · January 2025

@DeusVult said:
Btw guys, how to setup a free VPN on my VPS? Pls, help me, I'm too dumb to do that 😭

Perhaps this will help

gritty · January 2025

AINT-NO-PARTY-LIKE-A-RACKNERD-PARTY

chitree · January 2025

@TrK said:
Yes chef, let's go for some dishes...

We are all very hungry!!!

dustinc · January 2025

@Beniskickbutt said:
You think a 1 gb plan single core is good enough for vpn? Gonna use ralfs guide as well

Hi @Beniskickbutt -- it definitely would be. VPN is very lightweight.

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