How can I get a Netherlands IP address?
Also asked as: How do I connect to a VPN server in Amsterdam? · Is there a free Dutch VPN?
Direct answer
Connect to a VPN server located in the Netherlands. Install VPNmine, sign in or skip, and choose Netherlands from the server list; the app opens an encrypted tunnel to VPNmine's Amsterdam server and every site you open sees a Dutch address. It is free, with no ads and no card, and Amsterdam is one of the two best-connected exits in Europe.
The steps
Install VPNmine on your desktop, phone, TV or browser, sign in or skip, and pick the Netherlands from the server list. The app opens a WireGuard tunnel to the Amsterdam server, and every site you open afterwards sees that server's address instead of yours. To confirm, open the IP checker on this site with the tunnel up: it should report the Netherlands.
Why Amsterdam
AMS-IX in Amsterdam is, with DE-CIX Frankfurt, one of the two largest exchange points in Europe, and the Netherlands hosts a large share of the continent's content and hosting networks. An Amsterdam exit reaches Britain, Germany, France and Scandinavia in a few tens of milliseconds and is a common default for anyone in northwestern Europe.
What it does not do
A Dutch exit changes which country a site thinks you are in and hides your traffic from your own network. It does not defeat account-based identification. The location page carries what Dutch law requires of providers and the latency estimates from nearby countries.
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