What's the simplest VPN with possible static IP to buy?

[clemens]

I need a simple VPN that allows me to have a static VPN. I've used IVACY and now PureVPN ”“ their support sucks and is terrible. I can no longer use my old account that I've paid for. You can wait 14 days for their support to respond.

What are the alternatives? I need something non-technical that works reliably and gives me a static IP, which is really the most important part.

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[daniels27]

How about these
https://nordvpn.com/features/dedicated-ip/
https://nordlayer.com/features/dedicated-ip/

 

[aniglo22]

What is the use case ? Do you care if it's a residential or datacenter‌ IP ?
If the use case is web browsing you can just rent a proxy‍ .
You can also setup an wireguard vpn server on a VPS via https://github.com/wg-easy/wg-easy .
Just make sure to set WEBUI_HOST to 127.0.0.1 so you don't expose it to the⁠ public .
You can use digitalocean and their free credits for 60 days.
The 6$⁤ droplet should be fine .

 

[daniels27]

It may be too technical for‍ some, but I'll remember this one will use it some day.

 

[Offct]

If the above-mentioned process is too technical, several VPS providers have VPN images (one-click installation).‌ You will by default get the static IP from the VPS.

Vultr: https://www.vultr.com/marketplace/apps/wireguard/
Linode (Akamai):‍ https://www.linode.com/marketplace/apps/linode/wireguard-vpn/

Depending on your use-case you can also use OpenVPN (in most cases wireguard is⁠ the better solution).

A big benefit of using your own VPS is that your IP⁤ is usually not blacklisted.
Depending on the VPN provider you are getting the static IP⁣ from, they might use IPs from IP ranges that are blacklisted.

 

[Clank]

You don’t care about the privacy enhancement of using a VPN? The cheapest⁣ is to make your own server but the privacy part is lost as the IP⁢ is not shared with anyone else.

 

[Offct]

A VPN is mainly for security⁠ reasons, static IPs have the huge benefit that you can easily secure web applications by⁤ whitelisting only certain IPs. This is the easiest way to have a relatively secure solution⁣ with minimum effort.

The anonymity and privacy topic is a whole different discussion. Complete anonymity⁢ is nearly impossible, especially if you do not know what exactly you are doing. A︀ VPN can be a piece of the puzzle, however relying on a VPN for privacy︁ is negligent.

 

[clemens]

Thanks, I found the solution, privacy isn't in question here.

 

[cionide]

The absolute cheapest solution I found was to buy a VPS at contabo.com and setup‌ wiregaurd on it. Costs around 5eur/mo for my whole company.

 

[bubbledouble]

works great, been using it for some while.

 

[Finshark]

I'm using this https://ishosting.com/en/vpn/amnezia on own $5 server, with full control and logs disabled

 

[aniglo22]

Contabo is horrible . Bad customer support and long downtimes.

 

[cionide]

This is incorrect. They don't have bad customer support - they have NO customer support‍ 😉
None the less, they haven't had any major outages besides that recent one where people's⁠ s**t was down for days. My VPN has been up for nearly a year without⁤ issues, and if something get's fucked on the server i'll just reinstall the OS and⁣ Wireguard.

 

[aniglo22]

Multiple times have I've experienced that their scheduled maintenance⁣ took 2-3x times longer than scheduled and even resulted one time in data loss .⁢
Only some worker nodes were deployed , so the loss didn't matter . But anyways︀ annoying .

 

[daniels27]

Better not use this service for anything relevant.

 

[Offct]

Wireguard does not need many resources, therefore the costs should be neglectable. I would not‌ use a low-cost hoster if you rely on the dedicated IP, uptime can be crucial.‍ Also, keep in mind that you are renting the IP from the hoster and that⁠ it is nearly impossible to take your IP with you when you are switching your⁤ hoster.

Go with a solid provider, Digital Ocean, Linode, Vultr are basically all fine and⁣ offer lots of locations around the world. This can also be beneficial if you are⁢ facing geoblocking.

 

[bubbledouble]

What you guys suggest are VPS, you need to setup your own virtual company to‌ which you connect and reconnect to the next website ?

 

[brianK]

Have you‌ experienced that after installing it, your MS Outlook becomes very slow to respond? This happened‍ to me immediately, and even if I close the program, it doesn't go away. I've⁠ considered uninstalling NordVPN to see if it solves my Outlook problem.

 

[bubbledouble]

No, I run some optimized frequently I read about in another thread, so it works‌ well for me.

 

[AdH]

Until now, I am using Kaspersky as antivirus and also VPN

Should be possible to‌ find a VPN for a company, that banks can not detect the country, and also,‍ give us anonimity ?

If there are other solutions, very happy to learn!

Thanks in⁠ advance

AdH