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So I can pay $10/mo for a VPN for use when I'm on public wifi, or I can run WireGuard on my Raspberry Pi at home and get one for free
by babypuncher 4y ago
So I can pay $10/mo for a VPN for use when I'm on public wifi, or I can run WireGuard on my Raspberry Pi at home and get one for free
- wbsss4412 4y agoNot sure what services you’ve looked at, but it definitely doesn’t cost $10/month. Your personal solution seems pretty good though.
- elashri 4y agoIt might be cheaper but still not free. Cost of electricity + time to maintain + Raspberry Pi itself. Not to mention that you don't get the variety of servers (for geo-location or more diverse networks not tracked to you by websites themselves).
- babypuncher 4y agoWell the Raspberry Pi is already on 24/7 running a few other services for my home network. But even then, the energy consumption per month costs pennies. I update the device once a quarter and it takes me 5 minutes. These costs are so negligible as to have no impact on my decision making process.
- wintermutestwin 4y agoUnless you are a network security expert, aren't you greatly increasing your risk by running that WireGuard server?
- babypuncher 4y agoYou do not need to be a "network security expert" to safely run a WireGuard server
- bilkow 4y agoWireGuard is pretty minimalist and has great defaults, AFAIK if you manage to set it up you're good. Unless your credentials leak, of course, but a security expert would have that same risk.
- fjfbsufhdvfy 4y agoWhy would you? Nobody can connect to it without your private key. Or is there something I am not aware of? Genuine question, as I am running wireguard in a few places and thought it was secure by default.