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Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

1308 points rickybule | 1 comments | 28 Aug 25 16:43 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

Indonesia is currently in chaos. Earlier today, the government blocked access to Twitter & Discord knowing news spread mainly through those channels. Usually we can use Cloudflare's WARP to avoid it, but just today they blocked the access as well. What alternative should we use?
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Humorist2290 ◴[28 Aug 25 17:04 UTC] No.45054496[source]▶
- Tor. Pros: Reasonably user friendly and easy to get online, strong anonymity, free. Cons: a common target for censorship, not very fast, exit nodes are basically universally distrusted by websites.

- Tailscale with Mullvad exit nodes. Pros: little setup but not more than installing and configuring a program, faster than Got, very versatile. Cons: deep packet inspection can probably identify your traffic is using Mullvad, costs some money.

- Your own VPSs with Wireguard/Tailscale. Pros: max control, you control how fast you want it, you can share with people you care about (and are willing to support). Cons: the admin effort isn't huge but requires some skill, cost is flexible but probably 20-30$ per month minimum in hosting.

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akho ◴[28 Aug 25 19:57 UTC] No.45056362[source]▶
Wireguard is not censorship-resistant, and most VPN-averse countries block cross-border Wireguard. Why reply a practical question in an area in which you have no experience?
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LeoPanthera ◴[28 Aug 25 20:10 UTC] No.45056516[source]▶
Is it possible to identify wireguard traffic that isn't on a common port?
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akho ◴[28 Aug 25 20:18 UTC] No.45056586[source]▶
Yes. Fixed packet headers, predictable packet sizes. I don't know what "a common port" means in relation to wg.
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1. ItsHarper ◴[28 Aug 25 21:45 UTC] No.45057416[source]▶
51820 is the one they use in the docs, that's probably the most common one.