[rando444]

I'll refer you to the headline:

Ask HN: Which VPN do you use and why?

First, all VPNs are remote. It doesn't matter if you are connecting to something you set up yourself or something hosted in a 3rd party facility.

You're seemingly implying some differentiation to the original question that exists only in your mind.

The parent responded to the asked question with what he uses.

You told him this was "not a VPN", which is just simply not true, and I was trying to be helpful by pointing out that you might need to get a better idea of what a VPN is before you go around telling people what is and what is not a VPN.

[goldenkey]

Clearly we just interpreted the semantics differently. I believe he would have asked "What VPN software do you use" if he wanted anything other than a remote VPN service for proxy uses.

SSHing to a DO box, really has none of the attributes you would purchase a remote VPN subscription for. That's what I meant.

Anyhow, we're on the same page. OP never replied so there's not going to be an answer for what he actually meant. Again, I strongly think he would have included the word software if he wasn't looking for a remote VPN service for proxy-like purposes.