[HEHENE]

Mullvad has been tremendous and the ease of use is terrific. I use a VPN relatively infrequently, sometimes going months without turning it on, so the one-time payments have been wonderful. The app is simple to use, and it's so, so easy to reactivate for a month when I need it.

I can't speak to their privacy as my VPN usecase is usually just "I need an IP in another region," but to the best of my understanding they are one of if not the best in the business.

[Cyph0n]

As an additional data point, I've been using Mullvad as a long-running VPN for a while now (hint: Linux ISOs) and it has been working like a charm.

[RealStickman_]

You can also utilise port forwarding with mullvad (bound to specific key and location) to make distributing "Linux ISOs" faster.