@Onyx376@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 3 months agoCould anyone suggest a free and reliable proxy server, if one exists?message-square11fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down15
arrow-up113arrow-down1message-squareCould anyone suggest a free and reliable proxy server, if one exists?@Onyx376@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 3 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-square@TheButtonJustSpinslinkEnglish6•3 months agoConceptually, if the thought is to hide traffic, self hosting doesn’t add anything, unless you make it public (which I wouldn’t) and have multiple people using it.
minus-squareTimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)linkfedilinkEnglish4•3 months agoI think in this case “self host” would be on a VPS, not at home. But you definitely would want to lock it down so it was open to the public.
minus-square@sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•3 months agoIf it’s on a VPS, the host can see your traffic. That may or may not be an issue for you.
Conceptually, if the thought is to hide traffic, self hosting doesn’t add anything, unless you make it public (which I wouldn’t) and have multiple people using it.
I think in this case “self host” would be on a VPS, not at home. But you definitely would want to lock it down so it was open to the public.
If it’s on a VPS, the host can see your traffic. That may or may not be an issue for you.