> Second, even if I installed a VPN on my main machine, what about my phone? My laptop? My desktop? Every device would need the VPN running, and I’d have to remember to connect it before browsing. It’s messy.

This is what routers are for. My router (a cheap fanless box with several network ports running linux) is the only thing on my network that knows there's a VPN. I can selectively route whatever I want through it, including having a separate SSID/VLAN from which everything is routed through the VPN. It's wireguard based so there's no "installing a VPN", just an interface/network configured in systemd-networkd (once, on the router).

Edit: Routing by domain name could be tricky, though. I haven't had a need for that, and a proxy with local DNS override (as in the article) might needed if it came to that. I'd still do it on the router, though.

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mr_mitm 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You can just use FoxyProxy instead of a separate browser instance. This firefox addon will use a proxy based on URL patterns.

	▲	Havoc 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You don't even need an extension - FF can do it natively via proxy file

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slig 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> a cheap fanless box with several network ports running linux

Do you remember the name of the product?

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iam-TJ 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Two devices I use - both running Debian, and both being open-source hardware to some degree or other:

PC Engines APU2, AMD x86_64, 4-core, 4GiB, 3x Gigabit Ethernet, 3 x mini PCIe, SIM slot, USB 3, Serial, SATA ports. Mine has dual band WiFi in one mPCIe, SSD in another.

Turris Mox, Marvel aarch64. This can expand via plug and go via a range of extension modules. I've got one with 25 Gigabit (3 x 8-port modules) Ethernet, 1 x SFP, 5 x USB3, Wifi, Serial.

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placatedmayhem an hour ago | parent [-]

Just a heads up that PC Engines is winding down. The chip they use in the APU2 is EOL, and they've decided to shut down altogether.

https://pcengines.ch/eol.htm

	▲	echelon 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Wildly ironic that an EU company doesn't ship to the EU. Regulatory compliance shouldn't be hard. The idea is to quell negative externalities, not to shut off innovation itself. > Because of unbelievably bureaucratic recycling regulations, PC Engines will NOT sell directly to end users within the EU. https://pcengines.ch/order.htm > EU - a single market ? > Far from it, there are separate registration and recycling schemes for each of the 28+ EU member jurisdictions (and even a few of their provinces). What part of COMMON MARKET was so hard to understand for EU lawmakers ? Since there is no single registration available, and separate registration would involve mindboggling complexity, bureaucracy and costs, we do not sell to EU end users until the EU gets their act together. Please order from EU based distributors, or as a business customer. > Business customers are expected to meet their obligations by registering in the EU countries they sell in. https://pcengines.ch/recycle.htm

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bitwize an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Qotom is a good chinesium brand for small cheap fanless multi-NIC PCs: https://qotom.net