Wireguard, Tailscale or OpenVPN on a RPI 1
January 31, 2025, 15:58
With the limited ressources on the RPI 1 model B, is it possible to run one of these VPNs?
It is always possible.
Found sources, its possible
I uses old hardware when testing so you can get a feeling for the performance
Is the performance good?
That is an impossible question to answer.
Max throughput only Nat/Routing
With what ping
The things you mentioned are very lightweight, but you would want a ethernet port in my opinion. So as oops.se mentioned it is impossible to answer
As a personal estimate I'd try get a pi 3B for the cheapest pi with a ethernet port
It depends, If I had an Raspberry Pi 1 and only need a VPN for remote access and administration with an low bandwidth demand I would go for it, no need for an more powerfull HW.
Ig it's personal preference and needs
I personally wouldn't end up using it if it was too slow
Just try it if you have the pi 1 now, if your fine with it just use that otherwise get a newer pi
Thats why I said "personal estimate" if it was me personally I would want a bit more