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How to Set Up Your Own Home VPN Server

Chris Hoffman

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  • A home VPN gives you an encrypted tunnel to use when on public Wi-Fi and can even allow you to access country-specific services from outside the country—even from an Android, iOS device, or a Chromebook. The VPN would provide secure access to your home network from anywhere.
  • Custom router firmware is basically a new operating system you can flash onto your router, replacing the router’s standard operating system with something new. DD-WRT is a popular one, and OpenWrt also works well.
  • If you have a router that supports DD-WRT, OpenWrt, or another third-party router firmware, you can flash it with that firmware to get more features. DD-WRT and similar router firmware include built-in VPN server support, so you can host a VPN server even on routers that don’t come with VPN server software.