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24 alternatives to Self Hosted Project

I wanted to share a VPN service I've been working on with my team. In short, it automates the deployment of VPN servers. Instead of sharing an IP address with thousands of other users (like traditional VPN providers do), every user gets their own virtual server with a dedicated IP. In its current form, it works perfectly for those who constantly use a VPN for remote work and gaming or in regions with censorship and VPN blocks. Why we built this: The project started out of frustration. I often used a VPN, and after trying many commercial solutions, I realized they all have drawbacks. This led…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Make a self hosted OpenVPN server in 15 minutes. Contribute to robbintt/popup-openvpn development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    YourVPN▲70

    Own your VPN

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Run your own private & anonymous VPN server.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    1-click, self-hosted deployment of OpenVPN with DNS ad blocking sinkhole - ezaquarii/vpn-at-home

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    No more untrusted VPN apps, create your own VPN server

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Bare metal to production ready in mins; your own fly server on your VPS. - MightyMoud/sidekick

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Setup a VPN on a private Linux server in minutes, for free

    2019 · yourvpn.co · its alternatives →

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    WireHole offers a unified docker-compose project that integrates WireGuard, PiHole, and Unbound, complete with a user interface. This solution is designed to empower users to swiftly set up and manage either a full or split-tunnel WireGuard VPN. It features ad-blocking capabilities through PiHole and enhanced DNS caching and privacy options via Unbound. The intuitive UI makes deployment and ongoing management straightforward, providing a comprehensive VPN solution with added privacy features.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Self-hosted VPN server for no-recurring cost

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    A modern serverless VPN based on WireGuard

    2024 · upvpn.app · its alternatives →

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    WireHub is a side project I've been working on, on and off, for close to a year now. It's made with django and minimal javascript. It's a hosted WireGuard config generator/manager, that you can invite others to join your networks and manage their own configs/devices. It's still very much a beta, maybe an mvp, but I just wanted to get some early from the community. Thanks!

    2023 · wirehub.org · its alternatives →

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    Easily deploy your own personal VPN server with DNS adblocking running on DigitalOcean - dan-v/dosxvpn

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I created Firezone to make it easier to host and manage your own WireGuard VPN server. While working at Cisco as a security automation engineer I experienced a lot of unnecessary pain managing secure network-level access into our cloud VPCs. I tried OpenVPN Access Server but I personally feel that security software should be open source to be validated (and improved) by the community. I discovered WireGuard and quickly fell in love with it, but soon found managing the peer configs to be a bit tedious and error-prone. So I built some convenience functionality on top, added a simple Web UI,…

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Simplified cyber security solution for your business

    2018 · purevpn.com · its alternatives →

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    UpVPN▲103

    Serverless VPN on WireGuard, many devices, no subscription

    2023 · upvpn.app · its alternatives →

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    Your own private on-demand VPN provider based on WireGuard

    2024 · serverlessvpn.com · its alternatives →

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    The only openly operated VPN

    2018 · confirmedvpn.com · its alternatives →

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    Data ownership made easy

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    I'm the founder at Netrinos. I built a WireGuard-based mesh VPN because remote access has always been a pain. After years of SSH tunnels, IPsec headaches, and the ssh log horror movie, I wanted something simpler: install, sign in, get work done. Netrinos creates a LAN-like overlay network across your devices. Connections are direct P2P via WireGuard, with no central server routing traffic. Each device gets a stable IP and DNS name (pc.you.netrinos.com). When direct connections fail, they fall back to a relay server that's still encrypted end-to-end. We can't see your traffic. The most…

    Dec 2025 · netrinos.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi everyone, We recently launched our VPN service into a stable release. Our VPN works differently to traditional VPN services. Some highlights are; 1. Automatic Regioning - Connect to a VPN exit-node and streaming services are unblocked from around the world automatically. There is no need to switch regions. 2. Custom DNS - Filter by Adult, Malware, Ads and Social Networks. This also allows you to set up your own custom block lists which you create. In addition to that, you can use your own DNS and allow the VPN to keep the DNS rules in place ( or not, depending on your needs ). 3. Device…

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Unhost▲4

    Set up your own WireGuard VPN server effortlessly

    2024 · unhost.it · its alternatives →

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    Secure & private VPN

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey everyone. It's Sherub here, author of the Build your own DNS Server challenge on CodeCrafters. Currently it’s available in Rust, Go, and Python and is free while in beta. https://codecrafters.io/dns-server I've kept the challenge accessible but still challenging for an intermediate developer. This challenge, like others from CodeCrafters, is self-paced. You can use any tools you prefer (terminal, editor, etc.) to build the project. At the end of the challenge, you will have created a DNS forwarding server. The server can create and read DNS packets and respond to DNS…

    2023 · app.codecrafters.io · its alternatives →

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    n8n Self VPS Hosted Server

    2025 · youstable.com · its alternatives →

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