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Need some help with remote access please. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 8 months ago by Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hi all :)

I've got a media server set up running Navidrome, Calibre-Web, and Immich along with some other services, and want to get access to them from outside the house now. I've read that Caddy is good for securing things by making it easier to set up encryption, but I'm not sure I understand that side of things.

I've set up a Cloudflare tunnel for a Minecraft server, and I've got Tailscale installed but not set up with an exit server yet, but understand that Caddy would be better. I ideally want to set up apps on my wife's phone so that she can access the libraries too.

Is it just a case of installing Caddy and setting up the services I want to share through it? That seems too easy, like I've missed something.

If it makes any difference, I've got a standard UK ISP router with a few ports forwarded, and I'm going to add an access point and then a LevelOne GEP-5070 managed switch to learn about things like VLANs. The link to the switch is here:

https://mayflex.com/shop/product/GEP-5070

I feel like I'm missing something, but can't think what, so I'd be grateful for any help :)

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[-] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

Sorry about the slow reply. Don't I need to be running Tailscale on the remote device then though? Ideally I want to be able to put a link into whichever app / program and be able to share that link with my wife and kid

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Well yes but that’s a one-time setup.

[-] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

I'm a bit dubious about running Tailscale on the family's devices, as they're not particularly techy, and will forget to launch it if it isn't running for whatever reason, and then I get the blame.

Wouldn't all traffic go through it when it's running too, or can you select which apps now? They'd mostly be using Android devices.

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

It’s selective. You just provide the internal address or the Tailscale host name. All other traffic runs outside of the vpn tunnel.

Honestly it takes 10 mins to set up you should try it out.

[-] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

Ah, that's cool. I'll give it a try once I've had some sleep, it's been a long day. Thanks for the help :)

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