Have you ever relied on a cellular connection as a primary source? Lemme introduce you to being banned by numerous websites just for using a cellular connection.

I'm the user of 5G based "home Internet," and... I tell you, it's fast but unpredictable if you'll be cut off from a website. Amtrak, Walmart, and a few others seem to think I am a bad actor, resulting in not being able to use the website 100 percent. Other times, I'm presented with a sea of bot tests. Annoyance.

So, using remote sources such as Digital Ocean's "Droplets," I'm able to connect to a Proxy/VPN to do my bidding. An edge proxy, if you will. The issue is, how can I keep it secure, and automatically, or at least manfully update my 5G IP when necessary?

Hello old fashion IP update scripts!

But hardly any existed specifically for how I wanted it accomplished.

Hello GPT!

There are likely thousands of ways to do this, but I like to make use of AI - it's great, effective, and follows instructions (...sometimes).

Thank you for reading!

Source: https://github.com/snick512/DOIP

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