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Solutions for remote access? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I've been setting up a music server on my home server recently, looking to move away from private hosting options like iBroadcast, but I've hit a bit of a snag when it comes to actually accessing my server when away from home.

The two most common recommendations I've seen are Cloudflare and OpenVPN. My router supports OVPN access, so I gave that a try, but couldn't ever actually make it work. I don't know for sure, but I think it's probably something with my ISP that I can't really easily work around. As far as Cloudflare goes, setting up a tunnel requires you to have a domain set up with them even if you're just using Warp, and since I don't have one, that's not an option.

What other good options are there for remote access? I'm running Open Media Vault as my server. Thanks.

Edit: Based on responses, it looks like Tailscale is the way to go since it's all private to me. Thanks everyone!

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[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

That is a consideration. I've never really had any issues with anything I've purchased from NamesCheap, and I've used them for years. True, my less than $5 original cost will be $11 to renew but that seems to be the standard introductory pricing scheme most everyone uses. The domain name came with whois privacy included. I hear about PorkBun a lot, but I've never used them. I'm sure there are horror stories for NamesCheap and that seems to vary from person to person. However, it is good to be well informed before making your selection.