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getting better ping to a server from the other side of the world

Posted May 30, 2017 4.2k views
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I’m looking for something like a VPN or something placed midway between me and the droplet, to minimise ping. I need a cost-effective, cheap or even free solution for this.

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yer boi paz

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hansen May 30, 2017

Hi @Paz2

The best option would be to get a droplet in the data center closest to you. Which country are you located in?

I don’t think it will help - maybe even make it a bit slower, but you can try:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-an-openvpn-server-on-debian-8

How To Set Up an OpenVPN Server on Debian 8
by Alvin Wan
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows you secure access to a remote server. In short, this allows the end user to mask connections and more securely navigate an untrusted network. With that said, this tutorial teaches you how to setup OpenVPN, an open source Secure Socket Layer (SSL) VPN solution, on Debian 8.
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  • Paz2 May 31, 2017

    I’ve moved my droplet to signapore (closer to australia) but now none of my services can be accessed even when i change the ip to the new one.. very weird.

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    • hansen May 31, 2017

      @Paz2
      Which services are you running?
      If you’re talking about changing your DNS records, then there’s a Time To Live (TTL) on each record, which means it’ll take a little time for the records to update.
      You can run a dig command to list the TTL of your domain:

      dig example.com A
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      • Paz2 May 31, 2017

        I’m running two web servers, an ftp server and a minecraft server. All iptables are done, but none of the services can be accessed. This is with the direct ip.

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        • hansen May 31, 2017

          @Paz2
          When you setup web server and ftp, did you define the previous droplet IP-address in configuration files anywhere?
          When you moved the droplet, did you shutdown before making snapshot?

          @jtittle Have you seen a problem where services (web+ftp) cannot be accessed after a droplet move to another region?

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          • Paz2 May 31, 2017

            I shutdown before making a snapshot, and the ip wasn’t defined in any configuration files, just the ports. This is really odd.

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          • Paz2 May 31, 2017

            @hansen i’ve figured out the problem now.. one of my services (it had a web and minecraft built in) was in a broken state so i’m just going to reinstall it and keep the main data. ftp was working, stupid me didnt check it, so i’ve got it fixed. thanks for your help!

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jtittle1 May 30, 2017

@Paz2

Adding a VPN most likely won’t reduce latency between you (locally) and the Droplet (remotely) as connection to the VPN relies on your local connection. Any latency between your connection and the VPN will cause this to increase, and that includes distance-based latency.

I use a VPN 24/7 on my MacBook and testing connections from my location in Tennessee to others in San Fransisco, New York, etc – the difference is negligible. I’m looking at maybe a 1ms difference.

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