[VPS+BBR+SSR] Host a VPN to Access Yahoo in Europe/UK

VPN Introduction: Virtual Private Network

Why VPN

VPNs cannot make online connections completely anonymous, but they can increase privacy and security.
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Overview

Buy a VPS
Install BBR (Optional)
Install SSR

Enjoy!

1 Buy a virtual private server

There are many VPS available.
Vultr, for instance

Recommend

Vultr’s cheapest VPS price is 2.5$/month, but supports IPv6 only. 3.5$/month is recommended.
Linux operating system like Centos, Ubuntu, etc.

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Following steps are same no matter where you buy a VPS.

Server log in. Enter command in terminal

ssh root@[Your Server IP Address}

Enter server password.
[root@serverName ~]# represents successfully logged in.

2 BBR acceleration (Optional)

BBR is a congestion control technology which can increase web-surfing experience. ref

Enter the following CMD to install BBR in VPS.

wget --no-check-certificate https://github.com/teddysun/across/raw/master/bbr.sh && chmod +x bbr.sh && ./bbr.sh

Enter Y to restart the server. Wait a minute, login server again.

 lsmod | grep bbr

The result tcp_bbr means BBR is running.

3 Install SSR

SSR is an improved version of SS with higher secure. V2ray is also a popular VPN option.

Execute the following three commands in sequence to download and install SSR.

wget --no-check-certificate https://raw.githubusercontent.com/teddysun/shadowsocks_install/master/shadowsocks-all.sh

chmod +x shadowsocks-all.sh

 ./shadowsocks-all.sh 2>&1 | tee shadowsocks-all.log

Set [2] ShowdowsocksR
Set your password, port
Set encryption methods ( aes-256-cfb is commonly used)

After installation, memorize all information we set, we can enjoy our VPN now.

Use VPN

Install the following software to connect to your VPN.

Windows: ShadowsocksR
Android: ShadowsocksR APK
MAC: ShadowsocksX dmg
IOS: potatso lite

IOS Screenshot

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[VPS+BBR+SSR] Host a VPN to Access Yahoo in Europe/UK