Hi All, I know it was asked multiple times but I’m a noob.

What is the best way to access my server from external network? I know I can open a port on router (not recommended), Tailscales, Wireguard or Direct VPN. I will access from android phone and maybe from other devices.

What I want to try to access (mainly docker on NAS)

  • bitwarden
  • calibre
  • setup home assistant
  • possibly RSS server
  • nextcloud
  • plex server (already remote access)
  • maybe docker apps too

Thanks

  • marsara9@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This doesn’t stop the requirement to open at least one port on your router… but you could just setup a Wireguard server instead of exposing a reverse proxy. This way any attack on your network has to get through Wireguard rather than the reverse proxy and/or any of the services that it’s exposing.

    • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yep. You need at least one forwarded port to at least one “endpoint”.

      What exactly that endpoint may be depends on the individual setup. Let it be a Wire guard server, or an reverse proxy, or some VPN server.

      In my setup the entry point is a reverse proxy is in a Docker container with exposed port 443 doing all the proxying and certificates to web applications.