u/Beautiful-Bread818

I only looked at the test format for about an hour to understand what the sections are, but I didn't actually study or practice. This is my raw baseline.

Hi everyone, I’m a 3D artist living in Turkmenistan, and I’m facing a digital "survival challenge." In my country, the internet is heavily censored: about 75% of global IP addresses are blocked. This includes everything from YouTube and Reddit to Wikipedia. The Situation: Speed: My current speed is 2 Mbps (I plan to upgrade to the national "maximum" of 6 Mbps soon). Hardware/OS: I am using Linux Mint 22.3. Work: I work as a freelance 3D artist. Constant disconnections and blocks make it almost impossible to sync assets or even look up tutorials. What I’ve tried so far: Paid VPS: I rented a server from Aeza for $12/month. I was detected and blocked within 3 days. My connection is so unstable that heavy obfuscation protocols often "choke" the bandwidth entirely, while simple ones get sniped by the firewall instantly. Free VPNs: Most Play Store VPNs only deliver 25-40% of my already slow speed. Paid ones are slightly better (up to 75-90% of line speed), but they get blocked very quickly. Legacy Tools: Programs like Free Browser (Android) and SoftEther (Windows) used to work well, but Free Browser is mobile-only, and I can't find a reliable way to run SoftEther on Linux Mint. My Questions: What is the most "lightweight" stealth protocol for a very slow connection (2-6 Mbps) that can survive a national-scale firewall? Is VLESS + Reality a good option here? Are there any Linux Mint native clients you recommend? I’ve heard of nekoray or v2rayA, but I’m not sure which handles low bandwidth better. Are there specific VPS regions or providers that are less likely to be flagged than the big ones like Aeza? Any advice from network engineers or people living in high-censorship regions would be a lifesaver. I just want to be able to work and learn. Thank you! 🙇‍♂️