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FeaturedTunneling & Obfuscation2026-06-23

AmneziaWG: the DPI-resistant WireGuard fork, self-hosted (2026)

AmneziaWG is a WireGuard fork that hides your tunnel from DPI. What Jc, S1/S2 and H1-H4 do, how to self-host awg on a VPS, and which params must match.

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A forest path that splits into two routes around a tree

Tunneling & Obfuscation

2026-06-193 min

What Is Split Tunneling? VPN Routing Explained (2026)

Split tunneling lets you choose which traffic goes through your VPN and which goes straight over your normal connection. How it works, the types, why people use it, the honest privacy trade-off, and how to do it on self-hosted WireGuard.

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Networking equipment and cabling inside a data center

Tunneling & Obfuscation

2026-06-194 min

sing-box vs V2Ray / Xray (2026): Which Proxy Should You Choose?

sing-box vs V2Ray vs Xray compared for 2026: protocols, REALITY, Hysteria2/TUIC support, single-binary design, client apps, and which to self-host for bypassing censorship in China, Iran and Russia.

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Cracked concrete wall letting a beam of light through - metaphor for DPI bypass

Tunneling & Obfuscation

2026-06-0612 min

Anti-DPI 2026: bypass Deep Packet Inspection with obfuscated WireGuard

2026 anti-DPI stacks compared (AmneziaWG, Trojan-GFW, Xray REALITY, Shadowsocks-2022) for a Contabo Frankfurt VPS. Real-world DPI resistance from GFW Report/OONI, latency, legal risk.

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Electronic board with microcontroller and copper traces on a dark background

Tunneling & Obfuscation

2026-06-039 min

wstunnel: TCP/UDP over WebSocket in 2026 (complete guide)

wstunnel wraps WireGuard, SSH, or any TCP/UDP traffic in WebSockets on port 443. Contabo install, real-world latency, corporate firewall comparison.

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Tunneling & Obfuscation

2026-06-0310 min

V2Ray Setup 2026: VMess & VLESS for China, Iran, Russia (Unblock)

Complete guide: set up V2Ray with VMess and VLESS protocols to bypass censorship in China, Iran, Russia. More stable than Shadowsocks in 2026. Includes server config, client apps (Windows/Mac/Android/iOS).

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Tunneling & Obfuscation

2026-06-0310 min

Shadowsocks vs VPN in 2026: an honest technical comparison

Shadowsocks-rust vs WireGuard: protocol, real-world perf, plausible deniability, censorship bypass. When each one beats the other 2026.

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Developer silhouette in front of screens displaying security code

Tunneling & Obfuscation

2026-06-0310 min

Cloak: TLS obfuscation for self-host VPN in 2026

Cloak turns your WireGuard or Shadowsocks into a fake HTTPS site. Contabo install, WG/SS integration, performance, plausible deniability, deployment patterns.

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