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  • OP ignore anyone saying wireguard is better than openvpn, it’s not. they are two solutions used to solve for multiple problems.

    openvpn is highly configurable and is more widely supported across almost all platforms but the learning curve is medium to difficult.

    wireguard is easier to setup for first timers and has stronger encryption but lacks multiplatform support and has shorter track record ensuring security and viability.

    some say wireguard is “faster”, but I haven’t seen any real world instances of this being true unless you get close to the theoretical full saturation of a 1g interface. unless you’re dealing with HA or high throughput apps in a commercial setting I doubt you will run into that issue.

    personally I prefer openvpn because I use it across multiple platforms and have peace of mind knowing it’s a tried and tested solution with decades of public and private support.


  • I do not recommend using a seven year old as a server for the following reasons.

    1. their parents will get mad
    2. the neighbors might call the police about all the children you have racked in your basement
    3. they have poor computing power, wait until they’re at least in their late teens (although software updates come too late and the system is usually very unstable at that time.)
    4. think of the smell! your house will smell like a kindergarten
    5. food costs are already high enough, add two or four growing kids to that budget and it’s far cheaper to run a couple Dell R610s every month.

    overall, not worth it mate. good luck though!