I’m not smart enough to set it up through command line and I haven’t found a program I can get working yet. Probably a really dumb question but if we all connect to the same vpn sever would that work? Playhide should work but I can’t seem to download it off github. Any advice or should I just put in the work to figure out cmdline?
Yeah, I have an OpenVPN TAP server running for this purpose. (TAP so that broadcast packets work)
Try tailscale!
If you’d like a GUI, use Trayscale with it.
The Linux version does not provide a GUI on its own, but still makes it super easy to login and manage
If your distro uses NetworkManager (very likely):
nm-connection-editor
I’d rather set up a VPN for yourselves. Many routers can act as a VPN. Maybe you and your friends should check your routers if they are capable of doing that. Could be the easiest option.