Offshore VPS for Iran - Bypass Filternet Restrictions

Iran's filtering system uses DPI at the national level on major internet exchange points. This means filtering is comprehensive - it works regardless of which Iranian ISP you use. The filtering system blocks by domain, IP, and can identify and block VPN protocols. Blocked categories include: all major Western social media, most VPN provider websites, financial services, international news not aligned with government messaging, political opposition content, LGBTQ+ resources, and content from sanctioned countries (which creates a complex situation given Iran's own sanctions status). VPN app stores are blocked. Downloading VPN software from within Iran is difficult. Users typically receive VPN configurations from contacts abroad. A personal VPS that a trusted contact outside Iran configures means the configuration is delivered securely rather than downloaded from a blocked source.

Iran's DPI system specifically targets recognizable VPN protocols including OpenVPN and WireGuard during enforcement periods. The most reliable protocols for Iran are Shadowsocks with obfuscation and V2Ray with VLESS+TLS. On your Anubiz Host VPS, install both for redundancy: Shadowsocks with simple-obfs plugin: ```bash apt install shadowsocks-libev -y # simple-obfs for HTTP obfuscation apt install simple-obfs -y ``` Configure Shadowsocks to use the obfs plugin that makes traffic appear as HTTP - harder for Iran's DPI to identify as Shadowsocks compared to plain Shadowsocks. V2Ray provides an additional layer: VLESS protocol over WebSocket over TLS on port 443 makes traffic indistinguishable from regular HTTPS web browsing. Iran's DPI cannot block this without blocking all HTTPS traffic, which would be economically catastrophic.

For organizations producing content for Iranian audiences - news, educational material, opposition communications, human rights documentation - offshore hosting is the only viable option. Content hosted in Iceland or Romania cannot be taken down by Iranian authorities. Complementing your VPS with a Tor .onion address ensures the most motivated users (those with existing bypass infrastructure) can always access your content even if your main domain IP gets blocked. Multiple domain strategy: register several domain names pointing to your VPS IP. If Iranian authorities block one domain (they typically proceed domain by domain), users switch to alternates. Include obscure domain names that are harder to identify and block proactively.