Following up on our awesome episode of The Changelog with Algo creator Dan Guido, I thought I’d kick the tires on this Ansible-based, self-hosted VPN solution to see what it’s like to actually set it up and configure my phone to use it. This is my first video of this kind. I’d love to know what you think! How can I do this better? Do you want moar like this? Keep my day job? What?!
Email, calendar, contacts, file sync, IRC bouncer, VPN, and more
Built because the author was frustrated with Google Apps and concerns about privacy and long-term support. Probably a good place to brush up on your Ansible skills too.
The commercial VPN industry is a minefield to navigate and many open source solutions are a pain to use or ill-suited for the task. Algo VPN, on the other hand, is a self-hosted personal VPN designed for ease of deployment and security. It uses the securest industry standards, builds on rock-solid solutions like WireGuard and Ansible, and runs on an ever-growing list of cloud hosting providers.
On this episode Dan Guido –CEO of security firm Trail of Bits and Algo’s creator– joins Jerod to discuss the project in depth.
After seeing what Gerhard pulled off with our v1 infrastructure, then talking to Dan Guido about Algo (episode coming this week), I’m more impressed by Ansible than ever. Here’s 10 high quality articles to impress you, compiled by the team at opensource.com.
Dig in and get your hands dirty.
