If rolling your own VPN is your goal, I would

recommend using a service such as DigitalOcean

to rent a server. Once your server is spun up, you

can deploy your VPN. Several DIY VPNs are

available, but I’ll mention Outline VPN from

Alphabet, since I’m most familiar with it. I had no

trouble setting up and using my own VPN in this

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was never certain if I was using it correctly or in

the most secure manner. I’d rather pay a little for

professionals to run my VPN.

BETTER BROWSING THROUGH VPNS

Most of the time, I write about using a VPN to

hide online activities. Our reader, however, has

the unique issue of being excluded from services

they need simply because of where their IP

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tool, and it can often do far more than its

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If rolling your
own VPN is
your goal, I
would recom-
mend using a
service such as
DigitalOcean to
rent a server.