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Title: szilla.io ~ The SSH VPN service (Bitcoin payment ONLY)
Post by: szillavpn on October 23, 2016, 01:46:25 PM
Looking for a new VPN? Check out szilla.io (http://szilla.io), the SSH-VPN service.

Hello all!

We're looking for initial users & feedback for what we hope will prove to be a unique service. Features include:

  • Only pay for what you need (5USD/month equivalent)
  • No connection client required
  • Route your web traffic via SSH
  • Multiple international locations
  • Bitcoin payment only

Anything you need to know just ask below or directly at szillavpn@gmail.com  ;)

The Szilla Team


Title: Re: Szilla SSH-VPN (Bitcoin payment only)
Post by: Kevin77 on October 23, 2016, 06:41:43 PM
I just checked your site that you are not having any set up guides for windows. Does it mean Szilla VPN does not support windows?
$5 per month is very cheaper price for a VPN services but I am unable to find out what are the IP locations available with your services.


Title: Re: Szilla SSH-VPN (Bitcoin payment only)
Post by: szillavpn on October 23, 2016, 07:31:06 PM
@Kevin77 Thanks for the reply!

Good shout about Windows support.

In the beginning one of our design goals was to build a system without the requirement for additional client software. As such, we are limited to *nix like operating systems that support SSH out of the box. To be fair you can probably do this in Windows with Putty/PuttyGen, but its not are main target audience.

With regard to locations, we're currently offering service in London and Germany, but its trivial for us to deploy a new service just about anywhere (takes around 60 seconds).


The Szilla Team


Title: Re: Szilla SSH-VPN (Bitcoin payment only)
Post by: szillavpn on October 26, 2016, 08:46:07 AM
Midweek update!

szilla.io (http://szilla.io) now operates service in the following locations:

  • London
  • Frankfurt
  • Bangalore

Got a suggestion? Post your ideas below  ;)

The Szilla Team


Title: Re: Szilla SSH-VPN (Bitcoin payment only)
Post by: talkbitcoin on October 26, 2016, 10:22:42 AM
since this is a very new service do you offer any trial version to test the VPN service first?

also do you support OpenVpn or do we have to download your special .exe installer?


Title: Re: Szilla SSH-VPN (Bitcoin payment only)
Post by: szillavpn on October 26, 2016, 01:02:07 PM
@talkbitcoin thanks for the question  :D

We don't offer a free trial,  but you can pay for as little as an hour of usage.

For trust reasons we didn't want to go down the route of supplying a custom connection client, so there isn't anything to install. Instead we rely on functionality that is built into most *nix based operating systems. Admittedly that means Windows support is limited... so we're really pitching at Linux/OS X crowd.

See here for more details https://szilla.io/guides (https://szilla.io/guides))

In terms of the protocol, we actually use SSH, which has a few big benefits. The main advantage is an inherent level of packet anonymity, which means your ISP won't know that you are using a VPN (as with Open VPN). In turn this is great news if you are in the UAE, China or similar.

Overall I'd say that our aim is to be as transparent as possible. By engaging with the community we hope that we can improve, while gaining trust.

The Szilla Team


Title: Re: szilla.io - The SSH VPN serice (Bitcoin payment ONLY)
Post by: szillavpn on November 07, 2016, 10:06:58 AM
Want to know more about szilla.io?

Check out our FAQ page here:
https://szilla.io/faq (https://szilla.io/faq)

The Szilla Team