How do I setup a VPN so I can watch BBC iPlayer while abroad? I have Jurassic Fibre so I can't find out any settings on the router as it's a closed box. I can't even change the WiFi password without emailing Jurassic Fibre. Thanks hopefully there a pre-installed answer.
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Ok Thanks that's something for me to try. Does the free Oracle Cloud VM use my home internet in any way ? I assume not ?
Not sure this will be beyond me but I'll have a go.
No requirement to use your home internet at all.
It might be daunting at first, but it's actually pretty easy. There's lots of guides on Digital Ocean, YouTube etc.
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I would use the ARM shape, not the x86, and consider installing it in a docker, as you will be able to use a single VM as a docker host and put other apps on it, such as Adguard Home as an example.
As it's free, test it, try it, if it screws up either revert to snapshot (if you took one) or destroy the instance and deploy a new one.
I have my blog, two XenForo forums, and Adguard Home running without issue for at least a year.
There might be some better guides which are less CLI intensive and designed for turnkey VPN, I'm not sure as I host my own VPN on my UniFi gateway at home.
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+1 for the VPS hosted by Oracle. I have one setup and is pretty easy to do as long as you're comfortable with using Linux terminal. Guides available if not.
You will be asked for credit card details as you get a trial of advanced features but don't worry as long as you only use the free services then you won't be charged a penny after trial ends.
Your public IP will be the IP of the VPS and not your own.
You will be asked for credit card details as you get a trial of advanced features but don't worry as long as you only use the free services then you won't be charged a penny after trial ends.
Your public IP will be the IP of the VPS and not your own.
They don't block IP ranges, they block domain names, ie, the reverse lookup of the IP when it shows as an Oracle FQDN - oraclecloud.com. They tend to block most providers, last time I tried Oracle was fine but they may have caught up.
An alternate would be a VPS from a small provider, or running it at home but as the OP can't port forward with their ISP then there isn't much of an option.