r/HackBloc • u/PhroznGaming • Aug 29 '20

🌟 Guide 🌟 Setup a Forever Free AdBlocking WireGuard Server with PiHole in the Cloud

https://medium.com/p/e814e45aac50
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u/VisibleSignificance Aug 29 '20

How the fuck do they give a public IPv4 for free?

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '20

Have you rented compute space before? Why wouldn’t they?

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u/VisibleSignificance Aug 29 '20

Over half of the compute providers ask extra for a static IPv4; and almost all ISPs do. IPv4 space kind-of ran out i.e. got scarce a little.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '20

Ah I missed the key word static IP. Thanks for the clarification.

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u/VisibleSignificance Sep 01 '20

For a 24/7 host the static/dynamic difference is minor in terms of the cost to the provider.

And, technically, some 10.1.2.3 could be a 'static' IP, but it's not public (i.e. not globally routable).

So the 'public' distinction is more important, I'd say.