There are multiple situations where a VPN server can come in handy. For example: you’re in a hotel and want to be sure nobody is sniffing your packets. Amazon has given us a great base system to build on: the Elastic Compute Cloud, or just EC2.

I set up a server for another basic need: free speech. I hope this small howto, that in no way is meant to be complete or fool proof, will give those in need a way to get the news out!
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