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The poetry of (in)security
Personal blog · ckn.io/blogsecurity
The poetry of (in)security is a personal blog at ckn.io about security. Since 2018, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “Wireguard VPN: Typical Setup (2017)”. The last post was in 2019, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog's 2017 WireGuard setup tutorial for configuring a home or self-hosted VPN, including DNS settings that prevent leaks and ad-blocking DNS.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Wireguard VPN: Typical Setup (2017)4 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2018-12-16
What Hacker News says?
Setup your own wireguard instance on a throwaway VPS, then use the android app with the DNS setting turned on: https://www.ckn.io/blog/2017/11/14/wireguard-vpn-typical-set...
Comment linking /blog/2017/11/14/wireguard-vpn-typical-setup/
on “Warp – Mobile VPN”Submitted Wireguard VPN: Typical Setup (2017) as a story · 105 points
HN discussionInstructions for wireguard in general: https://www.ckn.io/blog/2017/11/14/wireguard-vpn-typical-set... Then you'd just need to use the iOS app, I hope?
Comment linking /blog/2017/11/14/wireguard-vpn-typical-setup/
on “Warp – Mobile VPN”Actually WireGuard is pretty easy in configuration. You can try any documentation in Internet, it's not hard at all https://www.ckn.io/blog/2017/11/14/wireguard-vpn-typical-set... I advise you to try it on mobile devices or with unstable interested. It's a miracle!
Comment linking /blog/2017/11/14/wireguard-vpn-typical-setup/
on “WireGuard 1.0 for Linux 5.6”GitHub has several projects that automate setting up a wireguard VPN on various cloud VMs without K8s: https://github.com/topics/wireguard . There's also this tutorial that sets up a VPN along with proper DNS configuration so that DNS doesn't leak: https://www.ckn.io/blog/2017/11/14/wireguard-vpn-typical-set... .
Comment linking /blog/2017/11/14/wireguard-vpn-typical-setup/
on “WireGuard on K8s: road-warrior-style VPN server”Or wireguard with your own DNS (unbound) blackhole-ing ad networks: https://www.ckn.io/blog/2017/11/14/wireguard-vpn-typical-set... Or IPv6. Personally, I like running a Mikrotik Hex Lite as my home router with Ubiquiti wireless APs behind it. I've definitely learned a lot about networking trying to get everything set up nice and secure. That'd make a good blog post, actually... EDIT: Zerotier is a great service. I…
Comment linking /blog/2017/11/14/wireguard-vpn-typical-setup/
on “Show HN: Duple – Private cloud at home”