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I setup my own VPN on digital ocean with a live virus scanner, proxy, and features that block tracking, ads, cookies, and DNS logging. Here's a good tutorial:
https://digitalocean.com/community/...
To test DNS leaks, visit https://www.dnsleaktest.com/.
Your local ip address should match your VPN IP, and DNS servers should be OpenDNS, not be your ISP's servers (i.e. Comcast). -
I highly recommend you secure your server with something like fail2ban, and/or an intrusion detection system like tripwire.
https://digitalocean.com/community/...
Also be sure to add firewalls, only allow ssh logins, disable root logins, and run scans using an antivirus like clamAV or RKHunter. This is covered on Digital Ocean's documentation and the "initial debian server setup" page, linked in the vpn tutorial.
https://digitalocean.com/community/...
https://digitalocean.com/community/...
https://digitalocean.com/community/...
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