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Help accessing my unRAID server via my iPhone and WireGuard ?


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Alrighty so, I have FINALLY set up my very first home server running unRAID, and I am just in the process of getting everything all set up. FYI I am a super new user to all this it is literally baby's first home server rn. I am pretty much learning everything as I go. I have the server set up and running.

I am in the process of transferring data across to it, as well as setting up services like immich and Jellyfin.

 

 

A big reason that I always wanted this home server was to access my files while away from home. I do photography, and there are always pictures and just random files I wanna access while out and about, so this seemed like it'd be perfect.

 

I had the notion that I would be able to remote into my server by connecting to my home network via a VPN. I have followed multiple tutorials now but I just CANNOT get it to work. And since I am so new and inexperienced with this, it's hard to pinpoint where I am going wrong.

 

I have tried to configure my ISP/router network settings, port forwarding and all that (TalkTalk Amazon Eero), but it's all done via the app and I find it super not very intuative so not sure if I have gone wrong there. I have also set up duck dns as per the tutorials as well as WireGuard.

It is just- when I activate the VPN, I am not connected to anything. I cannot access Google on my phone to check my IP, and attempting to connect to my server via the iOS Files app doesn't work - which it does work fine when simply on WiFi on my phone.

 

So could anyone point me in some direction here or have any suggestions on how I could get this to work / where I might be going wrong ? I honestly thought this would be so much more of a breeze that it is seemingly being at the moment..!!

 

 

(the main tutorial I have been following. I understand that the WireGuard app is now built in, and I have found those settings in the VPN manager)

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