SETUP GUIDES
VPN setup guides, device by device
These guides cover installing and connecting a VPN on a specific device, including the ones most providers skip: Android TV, Apple TV, consoles, routers and Chromebooks. Each one lists the real steps, the permission prompts the operating system will show, and what to do when a device has no VPN app at all.
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VPN on a Chromebook: three ways, rankedChromeOS supports Android VPN apps, a built-in WireGuard client and Chrome extensions. What each one covers, and which to pick for your device.
VPN on PlayStation, Xbox and Switch: how it actually worksNo console runs a VPN app. The three ways to tunnel one anyway, what each costs in latency, and why a VPN will not change your store region.
How to use a VPN on Steam DeckSteam Deck runs Arch Linux, so it takes a WireGuard config directly. Import it in desktop mode with NetworkManager and it works in game mode too.
Running a VPN on your router, and when not toA router VPN covers every device, including ones that cannot run apps. It also caps your speed and gives the whole house one exit country.
Setting up a VPN extension in FirefoxInstall and configure a VPN proxy extension in Firefox, then close the three leaks Firefox has by default: DNS, WebRTC and container isolation.
VPN browser extension vs VPN app: what an extension cannot doA VPN extension is a proxy inside one browser. A VPN app is a system tunnel. The difference decides what is protected and what quietly is not.
How to set up a VPN on iPhone and iPadInstall a VPN on iOS, approve the configuration prompt, and use on-demand rules so the tunnel comes up by itself on untrusted Wi-Fi.
Android VPN settings: always-on, per-app and blocked connectionsAndroid's built-in VPN controls explained: always-on VPN, block connections without VPN, per-app routing, and which app settings they override.
How to set up WireGuard on LinuxSet up WireGuard on Linux with wg-quick: install, drop in the config, bring the interface up, and make it survive a reboot. With the DNS and MTU gotchas.
How to set up a VPN on macOSInstall a VPN on macOS, approve the system extension, and set up the DNS and login behaviour that keeps the tunnel up without babysitting it.
How to set up a VPN on Windows 11Set up a VPN on Windows 11 with an app or the built-in client, plus the DNS and routing settings that stop Windows leaking around the tunnel.
Using a VPN on a smart TV that has no VPN appSamsung and LG TVs cannot run VPN apps. Four ways to route one through anyway, what each costs in speed, and which one to pick.
How to install a VPN on a Fire TV StickFire OS is Android underneath, so a Fire TV Stick runs real VPN apps. Install from the Amazon Appstore, or sideload with Downloader or adb.
Does Apple TV support VPN apps? What tvOS 17 changedApple TV blocked third-party VPN apps until tvOS 17. Here is what changed, what still is not possible, and how to tell which era a guide was written in.
How to set up a VPN on Apple TVApple TV has run real VPN apps since tvOS 17. Install one from the App Store, or route the box through a router when your provider has no tvOS build.
How to set up a VPN on Android TV or Google TVInstall a VPN on Android TV, Google TV, Chromecast or an NVIDIA Shield: the Play Store route, the sideload route, and what to do when neither works.
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