P&P VPN add-on device to network

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Can any RS geeks here suggest a plug and play VPN device for my network?

I thought about setting a Pi with PiVPN, and borrowed one from a friend to test it out, but ultimately found it a bit underpowered when a lot of devices are connected (F&F in China).

Is there any decent hardware VPN server that's pretty much P&P and doesn't break the bank? Because if it gets too expensive and complicated, might just grab a used Mac Mini for cheap and host a VPN from that. But wanted to check to see if there's anything out there that I can just use.

For some background info... it's really just to host VPN for my/wife's phone when we are outside and connecting to random wifis and also for F&F in China to be able to watch youtube and Netflix. And also to connect back home to view my security cameras.

I have a gigabit fiber with Telus. So, there's plenty of upload bandwidth to support it and I don't think the problem with PiVPN was due to bandwidth.

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I mean, it sounds like you're looking to set up a pfSense or something similar. Maybe one of those Mikrotik VPN boxes?

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Basically I want a simple VPN server that plugs into my current router/switch and simple to configure.

I did that with a Rasberry PI running PiVPN. But as I said above, it seemed a bit underpowered because as soon as I have over 5 devices connected simultaneously, it takes some time for that little server to respond to whatever requests are being given.

And it's not really the upload bandwidth as I have plenty and from network stat, I'm using less than 5% of what's capable (700mbps+ up/down with speedtest).

A last resort solution is to buy a small Mac Mini or a small PC and run OpenVPN server off that. But before I dump $600+ on a setup like that, I'd like to see if there are easier/cheaper solutions.

I was also thinking getting the most powerful Pi with gigabit port and see if that solves the problem. But ultimately, it's just a Rasberry and not really meant for anything intensive.