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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:28 Everything wrong with the VPN services
05:50 What are the alternatives?
07:39 VPN services vs. Self-hosted VPNs
08:58 Choosing a VPS provider
10:43 My choice of the VPS provider
11:25 Creating an account (The tutorial starts here)
11:45 Creating a VPS
12:37 Generating SSH keys
13:46 Updating the packages
14:07 Creating a non-root user
15:04 Configuring SSH
17:14 Installing and configuring OpenVPN
20:50 Installing mosh
21:14 Two-factor authentication
23:53 Automatic updates
25:11 Conclusion