It’s not without drawback though. SSH tunnel consumes a lot more cpu compared to wireguard. If your vps has a weak cpu, it might not even able to fully saturate a 1gbps connection due to cpu bottleneck on certain ciphers. If you’re using a mobile device, it will drain your battery faster than wireguard.
Comment on Russia starts blocking VPN at the protocol (WireGuard, OpenVPN) level
daveydee@midwest.social 1 year ago
Couldn’t you just use any server/droplet/AWS instance via SSH to get around this law? Seems much simpler.
redcalcium@lemmy.institute 1 year ago
cizra@lemm.ee 1 year ago
So it’ll take you 10 minutes, instead of 5, to download a DVD rip of a movie… This limitation would have next to no practical impact on being able to communicate with the free world.
redcalcium@lemmy.institute 1 year ago
True, it’s not like Russian need to use VPN to pirate stuff anyway.
deafboy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Wait! You got it. We just encapsule https in the bittorrent protocol!
pipes@pawb.social 1 year ago
that’s assuming you can get one, which is challenging since most hosting companies don’t/can’t offer services in russia anymore
eroc1990@lemmy.parastor.net 1 year ago
If you’re savvy enough, sure. But for the lay person who doesn’t want a clouded view of the world, they likely won’t have the same resources or technical capabilities.