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is there a VPN‑style service that lets me expose my Lightning node on Clearnet?

We could also take a domain, set the FQDN, and use IPv6 SLAAC at the end—rotating the IPv6 addresses according to security requirements if that’s feasible.

You don’t have to. Just add a bit of firewalling, use IPv6 exclusively, and give every user a strict IPv6‑only VPN tunnel dedicated to the Bitcoin/Lightning protocol. Maybe a bit more – you could use WireGuard, but roll it out with a Tailscale‑style configuration.

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You too. I've been here for a while, just only signed up now :) I would call it useful.

VPN WireGuard SSH tunnels are not a pain... and I think the question wasn't quite understood. VPN always provides outbound connectivity; we need inbound in this case. I'm looking for a solution, and if it works, it's all out of pure curiosity… my mind also needs to train a bit on private and public channels.

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thx. 
For myself and the public – so there’s currently no dedicated service for this, which I think makes it a nice niche opportunity. Just out of curiosity: my “baby” node can run fine on a VPS hosted by a German cloud provider; I can set up a few private routes and that’s all. But offering such a setup to others sounds like a great idea.

Hi all,

I’m looking for a solution similar to a VPN, but specifically designed for people who run Bitcoin or Lightning nodes and want to make them reachable over the clearnet (i.e., with a public IP address). The idea is to have a secure, privacy‑preserving tunnel that lets me host my node on a cloud provider or a home server while protecting my real location and credentials.

So far I can’t find any widely‑used tool or service that fulfills this need. Is there something out there? If not, what are the main obstacles preventing such a VPN‑style solution from being developed for users?

Because I can rent a server and get an IP address, but the goal is that the machine cannot be traced back to the user. For example, one could take a server and offer the entire IPv6 range for a low price, allowing roughly 10000–20000 users to connect using a single 4‑core, 8 GB server vServer.

Thanks!

Domain privacy?

Hi, @DarthCoin where i buy a privat domain, best place, outside eu?