Step 5 of the series: Bypass internet restrictions and protect your privacy on public Wi-Fi
In this part of the series, I’ll show you a script that prepares the Ubuntu Server network settings for Tailscale.
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Installing Tailscale on Ubuntu Server
Step 4 of the series: Bypass internet restrictions and protect your privacy on public Wi-Fi
In this part of the series, you’ll learn how to install Tailscale on an Ubuntu Server.
Go to https://login.tailscale.com/start to sign in to Tailscale.
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Configuring the firewall and establishing an SSH connection to Ubuntu Server
Step 3 of the series: Bypass internet restrictions and protect your privacy on public Wi-Fi
In this part of the series, you’ll configure the server’s firewall.
After completing the installation and updating all packages, you’ll configure the firewall using
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Installing Ubuntu Server
Step 2 of the series: Bypass internet restrictions and protect your privacy on public Wi-Fi
In this part of the series, you’ll learn how to install Ubuntu Server step by step.
Preparing the Ubuntu Server installation
With the login credentials you received, log into the netcup Server Control Panel.
Select your server, then click on Settings on the left. Here you can set the keyboard layout and adjust the UEFI settings. I selected “de” for the keyboard and enabled UEFI boot. You can leave the other settings as they are.
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Ordering the server
Step 1 of the series: Bypass internet restrictions and protect your privacy on public Wi-Fi
First, you need to order a server. I’m using netcup as a provider, but you can choose a different one as long as it offers similar features.
To use a server as a Tailscale exit node, you don’t need much computing power or memory. In general, the smallest vServer from netcup with 2 GB RAM and 2 vCores should be sufficient.
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Bypass internet restrictions and protect your privacy on public Wi-Fi – Your Path to a Free Internet
In many parts of the world, free access to the internet is not a given. Websites are blocked, messaging apps are restricted, and critical content is censored. This raises the question: How can I stay online – freely and securely?
This article series shows how to set up your own stable and encrypted connection using Tailscale, a modern VPN based on the WireGuard protocol – especially useful in countries with restrictive internet laws.
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Simple protection against comment spam in WordPress
Comment spam is one of the most annoying phenomena in blogs and content systems. Even if you hide the comment form in the frontend, the WordPress comment endpoint (wp-comments-post.php) remains active by default – and can be accessed directly.
I’ll explain the details and how to avoid comment spam.
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grep Cheatsheet
This overview summarizes the
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