Ideas for using the Free Trial Credits?

VPN
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I might give that one a try, thanks!

I do need an account with a VPN provider, if I want to change countries, though, right?

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Yeah, but it would be a shame to pass on the free credits. Though I don’t have any ideas :))

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Yes its true you can use mail relay but I don’t like that and yes some email can be blocked if it’s send from certain ips

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Yes, I think it works that way :slight_smile:

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If you use only free resources you don’t have any risk also if you pass limits nothing bad happens instance just pause but normally it’s enough for 1 month

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PiVPN is so you can VPN to your Oracle Cloud box in whatever country it is based in.

Having a VPN provider is bit different in that you can switch to different servers in different countries to unblock content and bypass geo-restrictions.

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I think you’re correct.

Though the point of the post is exactly how to make better use of the free credits. They’re free :slight_smile:

You always have he free tier, but the credits have a 30 day limit.

I’m not too concerned they’re going to charge me extra usage, I’m struggling now just to make use of the credits.

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Ah, OK! That makes sense! I was thinking the other type of VPN!

That would be an awesome application, thanks.

I usually think about pfSense for the VPN, but this would be an awesome exploring opportunity.

Appreciate the suggestion :slight_smile:

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No problem. I haven’t really had any experience with pfSense but that is a firewall, router, VPN product isn’t it?

If you want just VPN, very quick and easy set up, PiVPN is definitely worth a look. You could look at PiHole as well for the ad-blocking. I’d probably install PiHole first and then add PiVPN on top of that.

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Yeah, you’re right about pfsense, firewall/router more geared towards a professional setting.

I might have to look into PiHole again, I also have been overlooking it and I’m coming to the conclusion I’m in the wrong and it might be of use. Thanks for the tips!

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PiHole is definitely more for the hobbyist. It is purely a network wide ad-blocker. I use it for dnsmasq as well so I can divert certain traffic to another DNS, a Smart DNS, so I can bypass geo-restrictions.