A Dockerized proxy to watch Netflix outside the US
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A Dockerized proxy to watch Netflix outside the US
A Dockerized proxy to watch Netflix outside the US
stavros.ioHow HN took it
1 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Execution: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Good use of Docker
From 1 comment
Excellent use of docker
oellegaard on HN
Objections
Docker may not run on OpenVZ VPS hosts
From 1 comment
That's a good question, I was about to say "I'm running it on one", but then I realized I'm running HAProxy directly (it was before I dockerized it). I may try and report back...…
StavrosK on HN
Proxying only web pages is cheaper than full VPN
From 1 comment
Yes, but it proxies all traffic (rather than just the webpages).
StavrosK on HN
Using it breaks the law
From 2 comments
so, you are now breaking the law + paying for a service that dont meet your needs + limiting your content selection. why not go to breaking the law + not supporting services that…
gcb0 on HNyou are paying a US company while agreeing to not watch it outside the US. seems to pretty much go against what the intent of the law is.
gcb0 on HN
Hola raises privacy concerns
From 3 comments
I think you get used as a peer according to their F.A.Q. : https://hola.org/faq#in_cost
funkydata on HNBe careful with Hola: they started injecting ads in all pages on Firefox at some point...
hesselink on HNYeah, me neither, so I have a hard time trusting them... Plus, I wanted something that would work with my Chromecast (I just appended the hosts in my router's hosts file).
StavrosK on HN
Requests
Recommend a cheap VPS that supports Docker
From 1 comment
That's a good question, I was about to say "I'm running it on one", but then I realized I'm running HAProxy directly (it was before I dockerized it). I may try and report back...…
StavrosK on HN
Questions
Does Docker work on OpenVZ servers
From 1 comment
In the article you recommend Ramnode. Does Docker actually work on their OpenVZ servers? Their KVM servers are quite a bit more expensive than the $1/month you mentioned...
bryanlarsen on HN
How many proxies are needed for each country
From 1 comment
How much do you pay to host your own proxy? How many proxy do you run? Often, the movie you want to watch is hosted in another county than the US, do you then setup a proxy in…
dorfsmay on HN
Alternatives named
UnoTelly DNS service
From 1 comment
I use UnoTelly, which is a DNS service. I works perfectly for a multitude of services, including different Netflix regions.
LaSombra on HN
Hola Unblocker
From 2 comments
The Hola Better Internet plugin for Chrome works wonders, and you can even chose the region you want to browse from. Not quite sure what they get from the arrangement though...
skellystudios on HNOr just use Hola unblocker. :)
manish_gill on HN
mediahint
From 1 comment
I use mediahint.com for it, which is now a paid service, but has worked great for me
michokest on HN
adfreetime
From 1 comment
I've been using http://adfreetime.com for it as well, costs $2/month/ip. Doesn't work with Amazon Prime anymore though.
benologist on HN
SSH SOCKS proxy
From 1 comment
There’s another way: $ ssh me@host -D 4096 …then connect using the SOCKS proxy at localhost:4096.
evadne on HN