[spwa4]

Isn't ssh -D + configuring a socks proxy in your browser a lot easier and faster? (using one of the many proxy switcher extensions) It would only work for the browser (although you do have socksify), but much quicker to set up and only ssh needs to work. No software install whatsoever. I mean, at least for VPSes, of course this won't work without an IP to connect to, or an IP behind NAT.

But: no software install.

[fragmede]

Where do you SSH to? You need to install sshd on that system somewhere, somehow? Your preferred software seems easier to install, and it is, for you. Others don't have the same experience though.

How do you configure apps on your phone to use a socks proxy?

We could rathole on what constitutes "a lot" easier, but that doesn't seem interesting so I'll just point out that there's a Tailscale app for Apple TV.

[yoavm]

With Tailscale, my clients and my exit nodes can easily include Windows machines, Apple laptops, Android phones etc. And I can explain to my siblings how to set it up in 5 minutes, without them ever needing to hear about a terminal.

[dns_snek]

Consider the case where a non-technical person wants to watch US streaming services from their smartphone. No software install, but 5% of the features and 1% of the usability.