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Why do so many VPS providers strongly discourage or prohibit users from setting up VPNs on their VPS
JoseTenggren
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Hi everyone, I’m new here. Why do so many VPS providers strongly discourage or prohibit users from setting up VPNs on their VPS?
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Generally setting up private one is fine, but not public ones as it becomes a sort of "reseller" and could attract abuser.
Thank u
Which one doesn't like user to use VPN ?
Have you a list ?
Public vpns/proxies can be heavily abused, ruin IP reputation, used to distribute malware, used to distribute CSAM. And the person running them won't be able to give any response to the abuse reports and won't be able to prevent it. Not worth it to most companies. Usually the companies that don't care actually cater highly to commercial proxy services.
running a private VPN for yourself or your home is fine and nobody will care.
Hi.
We allow VPNs in our VPS, as long you don't disturb the neightbours.
Check our VPS Plans:
https://alexhost.com/vps/vps-europe/vps-moldova/
We allow ~32TB in Bandwidth, anything just read our AUP.
Best Regards,
Alexhost
https://alexhost.com/vps/vps-europe/vps-moldova/
1 IPv6?
Hi.
Yes.
Most of our VPS Locations have 1 IPv6 for free. So yes.
Best Regards,
Alexhost
I would not even consider a VPS provider if they do not provide at least a /64
Hi,
We offer 16 IPv6 for VPS for FREE.
For Dedicated Servers we offer up to 256 ipv6 for free.
/64 IPv6 is 15€ monthly per dedicated server only.
Alexhost
can sometimes have issues with DDoS, port scanning etc. If the host is set up for it then its fine.
Nothing good comes from public users half the time. They need DCMA
The other half want security.
I had around 500 VPS from different providers. Half of them was tested as a VPN. None of them had any notes about that. Null. Topic title seems a bit of FUD'y.
I’m yet to find a low-end provider that prohibits private VPNs. But public VPNs pretty much all of them don’t allow.
Prohibit? As others have pointed out, if you are running a VPN for private, personal and legitimate use, they are generally permitted and not an issue. But if you are running a VPN and allowing others to use it, effectively functioning as a public service, it then introduces a much higher risk of abuse. This is typically not allowed.
You're going to @yoursunny's blacklist(and mine).
Guys I think he got it now re. public and private VPNs but maybe yeah say it 10 more times it might have gotten missed in translation
Thanks everyone, I have figured it out.
Public agents will abuse it.
He asked about it on a public forum instead of googling.
The most IPs are blocked by Streaming Sites before they come to use.
Exactly what we do.... We allow resellers on DS or COLO though.
You’re right. Tell him once more!