Update: I was able to make some progress by using a .opvn config file from VPN Area. It’s still not clear if YunoHost will work with their service. I will close this thread and for anyone reading this later, the saga continues here: How to use Let'sEncrypt Certificates created without port 80 using acme.sh?
My YunoHost server
Hardware: Raspberry Pi at home YunoHost version: 11.1.18 I have access to my server : Through SSH | through the webadmin | direct access via keyboard / screen | Are you in a special context or did you perform some particular tweaking on your YunoHost instance ? : no
Description of my issue
I am trying to find a known compatible VPN provider that has Dedicated IP addresses in Canada. I signed up for VPNArea and when they set up the Dedicated IP they just gave me the IP address and no configuration file(s).
So I emailed VPNArea’s support, and while I am waiting for a response, I went digging through their site and just saw this:
How to get port-forwarding on some ports for your Dedicated IP? Which ports are not allowed?
Last Updated 4 years ago
We can port forward almost any ports to your dedicated IP except ports 22, 25, 993 and 80.
The dedicated IPs are not intended to serve as a front for a web server or a mail server as this is largely associated with abuse.
If you’re a business and you have a legitimate reason to request the port forwarding of those specific ports please let us know and we’ll try to accommodate you.
Doesn’t sound very promising
Edit: see my response below. They were able to send me a .ovpn file
So I am wondering: are there any other Canadian/North American users who have successfully found a VPN provider that allows them to self-host a website and/or federated social media instance? Or am I better off using a cloud server? I was really hoping to use this pi400 for it
Otherwise I had made a tuto on how to make a VPN server yourself and in this case you will just need a VPN provider in Canada. See Homemade WireGuard VPN on a VPS server
I guess the reason I asked is that many of these services will not refund the cost of a dedicated IP address subscription.
If I can avoid it, I’d prefer to not lose another $50+ on something I cannot use! So I am hoping that someone else can verify that there is a working option.
The VPN is really just for me to be able to host the machine at home safely. If I understand the guide you provided, I would be using a VPS - which makes me think that using a VPS and no VPN might be the better option in my case.
Yes, that’s true. My assumption was that a server from far away will result in slower speeds. But if I can’t get this one fully working I will definitely look at that. Thanks