VPN (Virtual Private Network)

A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel between a client and a server — all the client's traffic exits the wider internet from the VPN server's IP, hiding the client's real IP from the destination. Modern VPN protocols include WireGuard (modern, fast, small codebase), OpenVPN (older, widely-supported, slower), and IKEv2 (built into iOS / Windows). VPN providers operate large-scale clusters of these servers and sell access; many also offer self-hosted VPN setups.

For offshore hosting customers, the most relevant VPN role is self-hosted: deploying WireGuard on an offshore VPS and using it as your personal VPN, instead of paying a third-party provider. The advantages: full control over the server, no shared-tenant noise, no commercial provider with logs to compel. The disadvantages: only one IP (most providers offer many for jurisdiction-shopping), requires technical setup. SilentHosts ships pre-installed WireGuard configs as an add-on.