What do you do with your idle VPS?

somik · October 2

@havoc said:

@somik said:

@havoc said:
Squid(nginx? don't remember) on vps along with UFW to allow only home IP, then .pac file loaded into firefox proxy config. Pac can can do per domain proxy

Doesn't squid sent traffic unencrypted?

So nginx encrypts the traffic...

Nope - it's just passthrough so encryption remains intact between browser and website. No real change in risk for https

Getting a proxy to decrypt https is a pain to do and more complicated so kinda ends up being secure by default

Found my notes on it

So as long as you are accessing a https website, your traffic is still encrypted... Nice!

DrNutella · October 2

@AuroraZero said:
You all have idle vps?

Yes. We buy ridiculous $7 deals and then don’t use them. The providers running real money deals sell a lot less and see a lot more usage. Abusers and North Korean spies excluded from statistics from being sh*ts. > @AuroraZero said:

@DrNutella said: Abusers and North Korean spies excluded from statistics from being sh*ts.

Got ya maybe I need to buy them all up and resell them at huge markups. You know the American way have to make sure my support of them is just as sh*t as the users though.

Creating problems (to solve?) lol

cablepick · October 4

I forget to set them up or update them.

Neoon · October 4

I connect them mostly to my mesh network, which is worthwhile connecting
Except like Buffalo, that is connect over a BGP peering session to save traffic.
Buffalo is peered at NYC, very premium.

What do you do with your idle VPS?

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