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Sorry, I completely missed that you'd mentioned it at the top of the post!
Unless you're running a tunnel or proxy on a VM and have encountered this block, this is a nonissue for you. Need not to worry, yo. They're more likely to ban you for actual misuse or exploit of the service than lie to you with the pretense of 'datacenter IP usage'. The only claims I've seen online are from people who are using their subscriptions to resell; they share their credentials out and windscribe starts asking why there are 20+ signons from multiple devices in different continents.
Pick your choice of method, library, service that can tell you the ASN and provider of an IP. It is not a big mystery, they are not going to mistakenly block genuine user's IPs as these users are not going to be connecting from "DCs". They do this, what and how, no one will clearly tell you and not them.
I connect to some windscribe endpoints via cloudflare warp on a VPS, use it as chain for v2ray as I like to use the software for its different obfuscation methods. (me -> VPS -> Warp -> WindScribe). Otherwise, I just use their client when whenever.
Novogara is not the bulletproof host that Ecatel once was. It may be more lenient than OVH, but most people who still use it for that purpose only use it because it's the Ecatel successor.
Could be an alt account of an existing member.
Maybe I misunderstood the concept, but aren't "the other services" from your docker compose file supposed to run through cloudflare instead of wireguard?
i.e.:
an easier option is using private internet access vpn in openvpn mode allow Lan traffic on a windows vds and bobs your uncle ... on any provider allowing windows 11 install
Hey man, that's a good one. Why is this giving ip to CF (orange cloud) bad?
for over 5 years, using nginx reverse proxy for front at dmca ignored vps and host data at normal servers. use cloudflare for extra layer. all dmca mail gone to dmca ignored vps provider through cloudflare. sometimes media hosted vps provider got notice Through cloudflare but delete the specific file within 24hours keep me safe several times from several popular storage vps provider here.
shinjiru?
never use them. alexhost is cheapest.
Because, if you are not using a DMCA ignored server, they will forward the complaint to your provider and you might get service interruptions or bans.
Hey, sorry for the late response. No it does not work like that. Cloudflared (cf argo tunnel) works by reverse proxying the port that you specify on dashboard to a public hostname.
So you connect both containers (for example an http server running on localhost:8080 and cloudflared itself) to the docker wireguard network, that way CF can reach your service and reverse proxy traffic from and to it. Your solution might work, but you are nesting 3 docker networks (host > wg > cf). If you bind both containers to wireguard network, you would nest only 2 (host > wg), so less complexity.
Are they still as reliable for that purpose as they used to be?
Half the time “DMCA ignored” is just people overestimating their risk regular hosts are fine unless you’re doing something actually spicy
Maybe our friend @yoursunny could recommend us a cheap/LET Chinese registrar that would accept foreigners + will not care about DMCA?
I don't think China is an option. Many countries from the east were looking to the west for more freedom of speech and for more freedom of porn and intimacy. As the west values are failing, it is hard to think of a country that can replace this sense of freedom. Meanwhile bigots will use this for propaganda. The end is nigh. At least @yoursunny is fighting the good fight for IPv6 with his blacklist of providers who don't have IPv6 even to this day.
What countries are left then? Russia?...
You missed that part with many countries from the east - Russia is no solution either. I reiterate: the end is nigh. In my opinion it failed, looking at the abyss with no solution left.
I have a question and hope you can help clarify it. How do option 2’s stability and uptime compare to option 1 if using a strong VPN like Mullvad? Does it often experience connection drops?
From my experience, sadly yes. You need to implement some sort of load balancer or a backup solution in case the vpn node fails, which happens every couple weeks.
In fact I cannot assure this is true but from my own experience, looks like pushing too much traffic through a specific wireguard mullvad config causes it to be throttled. I say this because rotating the private key or selecting a different server instantly makes it work again. It is the cost of being "low endians"
OVPN can also be good for that and they can provide static IPV4(but which can be disadvantageous compared to regular VPN connection as it is a weak point for anonymity, as it is static the IPV4 can be linked to your account): https://www.ovpn.com/en/features/public-ipv4
Thepiratebay was using their service, rightsholder tried to fuck with them but the owner infos didn't got out : https://www.google.com/search?q=site:torrentfreak.com+ovpn
Actually, you don't really need a load balancer on your end, as Cloudflare tunnel support high availability by setup another tunnel instance behind a different wireguard container (you can even use a different VPN provider entirely!).
For those wondering why the "China" option doesn't work:
Why was @jcn50 banned? Member since 2014, huh.
Conspiracy.
It's obviously Soros and the deep state.
I'm still in my learning phase when it comes to DMCA resistance, so I appreciate this guide and the knowledge you're sharing here.
If I can unload a bag of noob questions and get answers from you, or anyone else with insights on this stuff, I'd be really grateful:
Why would the domain be the weakest point here? Are domain registrars more likely to reveal your identity than hosts or something? I've heard that a single central company (Verisign) controls all .com domains and can completely block one if ordered by the authorities. Is doing anything related to copyright offenses a bad idea under a .com domain?
Option 2: Cloudflare + VPN (We will be illustrating this option below)
Until reading this post, I was only familiar with option 1 and understood it as:
Cloudflare -> offshore VPS IP solely for reverse proxy -> reverse proxy on that VPS -> origin server with files and stuff
My understanding was that DMCA complaints go to Cloudflare, which then forwards them to the "disposable" offshore VPS which either ignores them, or if they get too many, chooses to boot you off of their service. Nothing actually reaches your origin IP, and you can just rent another VPS with a nginx reverse proxy on another service again quickly.
Is this the correct general idea of option 1, and is it any better or worse than option 2 that involves a VPN?
The things in this guide that currently go over my head that I'll need to do more research on:
Wireguard. I keep hearing about it, but I'm not sure what it is or why it's required here.
Cloudflare tunneling. I've always been a basic free tier user of CF and just understood it as a CDN/traffic proxy (little orange cloud) that makes my website load a little snappier and helps filter bad bots and geos. This tunneling feature sounds different and I'll need to read up on it.
Docker. I generally understand what docker is, but I don't really grasp why it needs to be used here instead of just a regular web server. I'm sure there's a good reason. Just not getting it right now.
If we want to use Cloudflare for any DMCA attracting purposes, is it best to set up a fresh account with new email/false info through a VPN instead of the account we've been using legitimately for years? I figure the answer is obvious, but wanted to clarify.
Also, this is only somewhat related, but on sites like this should we also avoid using Google Analytics?
Finally, in general, if you're a relatively small fish in the copyright infringement sea, do most hosts just kick you off their servers and that's the end of it, or are they often compelled to hand over your IP info, files, personal data to DMCA complaint filers or local authorities? I know this is more of a broad Big Picture question, but I've seen websites similar in copyright offense to what I'm setting up who have been operating for years and their security and anonymity seem worse than what I'm aiming for (i.e. Domains on namecheap, accepting donations through ko-fi/Patreon, no CF with server in Ukraine fully exposed, etc.).
I'm just trying to gauge what realistic level of paranoia I should have.
Thanks again for the guide and any insights that you or other form members can provide.
Do site owners use crypto to buy a domain/server or just paypal/credit card? cause crypto payments still require KYC when buying stuff
I've never had to do KYC when buying servers with crypto.