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Aren’t static IPs now excluded from the GCP free tier? https://github.com/rajannpatel/Pi-Hole-PiVPN-on-Google-Compute-Engine-Free-Tier-with-Full-Tunnel-and-Spl

• zrm 7y ago
  A VPN server doesn't strictly need a static IP, you can use dynamic DNS.
  • philshem 7y ago
    Can you explain, or provide a link? I’m a networking novice, but in my .ovpn profiles I provide, the IP is hard-coded.
    • icebraining 7y ago
      Instead of an IP, you can use a domain. Then you can use Dynamic DNS to keep that domain pointed at your current IP (essentially, you run a small program on the same computer as the VPN server, that updates the DNS provider every time the IP changes).
• whiskeykilo 7y ago
  Not quite yet. But also like another user said, DuckDNS "Note: Starting January 1st, 2020, GCP will charge for VM instance external IP addresses. However, under the Free Tier, in-use external IP addresses will be free until you have used a number of hours equal to the total hours in the current month. Free Tier for in-use external IP addresses apply to all instance types (not just f1.micro instances)."