# GotaTun

5 Hacker News commenters recommended GotaTun and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a useful, lightweight tool for connecting to remote networks without complex port forwarding. The one caveat raised is a reported bug that stops a phone from entering deep sleep.

## Why people recommend it

- Useful for connecting to remote networks (2 comments): "This tool simplifies the process of connecting to a remote network without requiring complex port forwarding" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45992599)) "This seems like a very cool, useful project though!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46326616))

## What people warn about

- Bug stops phone deep sleep (1 comments): "it also seems to have introduced a bug that randomly prevents the phone from entering a deep sleep state" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46324883))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [WireGuard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wireguard.md): 315 recommend
- [OpenVPN](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openvpn.md): 19 recommend
- [AmneziaWG](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amneziawg.md): 6 recommend
- [TrustTunnel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/trusttunnel.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "GotaTun", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gotatun/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).