https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/ Guides to GreenTunnel VPN and plain explanations of DPI bypass, secure DNS (DoH/DoT), proxies, tunnels and ad blocking. en Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 https://greentunnelvpn.com/assets/img/icon-192.png https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/install-windows-linux/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/install-windows-linux/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Get the MSI for Windows, the snap for Ubuntu, or .deb and .rpm packages for Debian and Fedora. Check the file, install, turn it on, update and uninstall. Windows Linux Getting started Guide https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/unicorn-https-alternative/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/unicorn-https-alternative/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 A fair comparison of Unicorn HTTPS and GreenTunnel: both target SNI filtering, but differ in DNS, Requester, Inspect URL, free tier and Premium. Comparison DPI DNS Local VPN https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/nordvpn-alternative/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/nordvpn-alternative/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 NordVPN is a remote VPN that masks your IP via its servers. GreenTunnel is a local VPN that doesn't. When each is the right tool. Comparison VPN Local VPN Privacy https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/which-websites-are-blocked-on-my-wifi/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/which-websites-are-blocked-on-my-wifi/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Router filters, Pi-hole, parental controls, school and work networks: what you can and can't see. Safe nslookup, dig and curl checks explained. Guide Wi-Fi DNS Requester https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/website-opens-on-mobile-data-not-wifi/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/website-opens-on-mobile-data-not-wifi/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Why a site fails only on Wi-Fi: router DNS, content filters, IPv6, Private DNS, captive portals. How to find the cause and fix it. Guide Wi-Fi DNS Troubleshooting https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/is-a-website-blocked-on-my-wifi/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/is-a-website-blocked-on-my-wifi/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Six steps to find out whether your home, school or office Wi-Fi blocks a site: compare with mobile data, change DNS, check the router, use Inspect URL. Guide Wi-Fi DNS Troubleshooting https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/how-to-unblock-a-website/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/how-to-unblock-a-website/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Why a site won't open: DNS, SNI/DPI, IP or protocol blocks. How to test it, switch to encrypted DNS, and what a local tool can't fix. Guide DNS DPI Troubleshooting https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/how-to-check-if-a-website-is-blocked/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/how-to-check-if-a-website-is-blocked/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Tell a blocked site from a down site or a bad connection with simple tests: another network, DNS comparison, HTTPS. How to read each result. Guide DNS DPI Inspect URL https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/do-i-need-a-vpn/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/do-i-need-a-vpn/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Public Wi-Fi, what your ISP sees, censorship, geo-restrictions, privacy: what a VPN does and doesn't do, when you need one and when you need nothing. Guide VPN Privacy Security https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/troubleshoot-site-still-blocked/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/troubleshoot-site-still-blocked/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Step by step: read the Inspect URL verdict, check the unblocking mode, QUIC, Android Private DNS, other VPN apps and Wi-Fi login pages, then report it. Guide DPI DNS https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/public-wifi-safety/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/public-wifi-safety/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 What others on public Wi-Fi can see with HTTPS, DNS spoofing, captive portals, what a local VPN does and doesn't protect, and a checklist. Security Privacy DNS Guide https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/avoid-scam-phishing-sites/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/avoid-scam-phishing-sites/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Signs of fake bank login pages, fake delivery texts and account-locked scares. How to read a domain, block it with GreenTunnel and report it. Scam protection Security Guide https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/android-keep-vpn-running/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/android-keep-vpn-running/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Turn on Always-on VPN and Block connections without VPN, stop battery savers on Xiaomi, Samsung, Oppo and Vivo, and use the tile and the 15-minute pause. Android Guide Security https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/self-host-shadowsocks-server/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/self-host-shadowsocks-server/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Run ssserver on a VPS: a 2022-blake3 config, a systemd service, TCP and UDP open, an ss:// link and QR code, then import it into GreenTunnel's Proxy Route. Shadowsocks Proxy Guide Security https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/ipv6-and-vpn/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/ipv6-and-vpn/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 What IPv6 is, why a VPN that only handles IPv4 can leak, how GreenTunnel handles IPv6 as you switch networks, and how to check your own connection. IPv6 Privacy Guide https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/self-host-wireguard-server/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/self-host-wireguard-server/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Install WireGuard on an Ubuntu VPS: keys, wg0.conf, NAT, firewall, a phone config and QR code, then import it into GreenTunnel's Tunnel Link. WireGuard Tunnel Link Guide Security https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/ech-encrypted-client-hello/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/ech-encrypted-client-hello/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 ECH (Encrypted ClientHello) hides the site name from DPI filters. How it works, why it isn't everywhere yet, and how it pairs with GreenTunnel's split. ECH DPI Privacy https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/no-leak-when-proxy-fails/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/no-leak-when-proxy-fails/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 When your proxy or tunnel fails, connections stop instead of quietly going direct. Reading errors in Requester, testing profiles, why UDP is blocked. Privacy Security Proxy Tunnel Link https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/quic-http3-blocking/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/quic-http3-blocking/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 QUIC runs over UDP, so it can't be split like TCP. Why GreenTunnel blocks UDP/443 so browsers switch to TCP at once, and when QUIC is allowed through. QUIC DPI Guide https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/import-proxy-link-qr-conf/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/import-proxy-link-qr-conf/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 GreenTunnel reads ss://, socks5://, http(s):// links, WireGuard .conf files and QR codes. What gets checked, and how to keep password-bearing links safe. Proxy WireGuard Shadowsocks Security Guide https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/split-routing-rules/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/split-routing-rules/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Streaming through WireGuard, banking direct, one app through the office proxy. How GreenTunnel's rules work and the order it uses to decide each route. Smart routing Proxy Tunnel Link Guide https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/proxy-types-socks5-http-https-shadowsocks/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/proxy-types-socks5-http-https-shadowsocks/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Which ones encrypt the hop to the proxy, what your ISP can see, which carry UDP. An honest comparison of the four proxy types GreenTunnel supports. Proxy Shadowsocks Security Privacy https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/tunnel-link-wireguard/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/tunnel-link-wireguard/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Phones run one VPN at a time, so GreenTunnel has WireGuard built in. Import a .conf or QR code and choose which traffic goes through your server. Tunnel Link WireGuard Smart routing Guide https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/requester-see-app-connections/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/requester-see-app-connections/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Requester lists every connection on your device: app, domain, and whether it was Bypass, Direct, Blocked, Error or Proxy. Domains only, kept on-device. Requester Privacy Guide https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/proxy-route/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/proxy-route/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Proxy Route sends GreenTunnel traffic through a SOCKS5, HTTP, HTTPS or Shadowsocks proxy you choose. When it helps, how it differs from a VPN, and setup. Proxy Smart routing Guide https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/check-if-site-blocked/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/check-if-site-blocked/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Inspect URL compares your ISP's DNS with encrypted DNS and tests HTTPS with and without bypass. How to read fake DNS, SNI filtering and IP blocks. Guide DPI DNS https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/encrypted-dns-doh-dot/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/encrypted-dns-doh-dot/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Plain DNS sends names in clear text, so it can be read, blocked or answered with fake addresses. Learn DoH, DoT, DoQ and how GreenTunnel picks a server. DNS Privacy Security https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/dpi-sni-tls-record-split/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/dpi-sni-tls-record-split/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0700 DPI filters read the site name in the first HTTPS packet. Learn what SNI is, how TLS record splitting makes the filter miss it, and what it can't fix. DPI Security Guide https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/local-vpn-vs-remote-vpn/ https://greentunnelvpn.com/blog/local-vpn-vs-remote-vpn/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0700 Who sees your traffic, how fast it is, whether your IP is hidden: an honest comparison of a local VPN like GreenTunnel and a regular remote VPN. 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