TunnelFleet

TunnelFleet is a control panel for VPN servers you own. You point it at a DigitalOcean account or an Ubuntu VPS you already rent, and it handles the protocol installs, firewall rules and user configs that normally eat an afternoon per box. The servers stay yours; the busywork moves into one dashboard.

What TunnelFleet actually does

Think of it as the layer between you and a pile of cloud machines that each need a working VPN. The tool takes over the repetitive parts and leaves the hardware in your hands:

• Run WireGuard, OpenVPN TCP and OpenVPN UDP side by side on a single server
• Deploy a VPN server on DigitalOcean with one click, or bring your own Ubuntu VPS
• Manage multiple VPN servers from one dashboard
• Automate VPN setup, protocol configuration and firewall rules across deployments
• Add VPN users, download their configs or WireGuard QR codes, and revoke access instantly
• Track CPU, memory, disk usage, active connections and bandwidth per server

The features that matter

Most of the list above is table stakes for anyone who has scripted a WireGuard install before. Two things are not.

The first is that you keep full SSH and root access. Plenty of managed VPN services hide the machine from you, which is fine until you need a custom route, a non-standard port or a log you can actually read. TunnelFleet manages the config without locking you out of it, and you can still run your own customisations on top. If the company disappeared tomorrow, your servers would keep running.

The second is pricing per server rather than per seat. Users are unlimited on every plan, so a team of five and a client base of five hundred cost the same as long as they fit on the same machines. That changes the maths for anyone who has been paying a business VPN a few dollars per head every month. The variable becomes how many boxes you run, which is a number you control.

Running OpenVPN TCP alongside WireGuard also matters more than it sounds. On restrictive hotel, campus or corporate networks that block UDP, OpenVPN over TCP on port 443 is often the only thing that gets through. Having both protocols live on the same server means one config for the easy networks and a fallback for the hostile ones.

Who it's built for

This is not a consumer VPN app, and it would be the wrong buy for someone who just wants to unblock a streaming catalogue. It earns its keep when you already rent servers, or are willing to, and you are tired of redoing the same setup by hand. Organisation roles (Owner, Admin, Manager, Viewer) make it workable for a small team rather than a single admin.

• MSPs and IT consultants setting up VPN exits for several clients
• Small VPN and privacy operators who need many users without per-seat billing
• Developers and IT teams running their own VPN infrastructure across multiple servers
• Teams on restrictive networks that need WireGuard plus OpenVPN TCP on port 443
• Agencies managing VPN access across separate client environments

How it fits in your stack

My take: if you already pay for even two or three VPS instances and hand out VPN access to more than a handful of people, self-hosting through a panel like this beats a seat-based business VPN on cost within the first year. You trade a little responsibility for the servers themselves for a lot of control, and the panel removes most of the setup work that used to make self-hosting a chore. If you have never touched a Linux box and do not want to, a hosted service is still the calmer choice.

Pairing it with DigitalOcean is the quickest path, since provisioning happens from inside the dashboard. Any Ubuntu VPS from another host works too; you just register it yourself.

The deal

The entry plan is $59 (listed at $590) and covers up to 10 servers with unlimited VPN users, all three protocols, one-click VPS install and organisation roles. Plan B raises the cap to 25 servers for $99, and Plan C goes to 100 servers for $199. Count the machines you run today, add a few for growth, and pick the tier from there.