Hello all. I have done some ready here and learned somoe basics that I can use a service such as OpenVPN or even my router to access by unraid server remotely. I have create a DDNS with noip.com and established the link with my router TP-Link Archer 7.

 

I have not messed with any port forwarding yet nor am I sure how to begin.

 

Now I am wondering if this is the best way. Since I only care about access to my Unraid server, am I better off just using OpenVPN or some other docker for this?

 

Thank you.

yes, openvpn

Thank you. Does this also work in the other direction if I want to run torrents through a VPN as well? I already use PIA from my PC. Are there are torrent dockers than can use the PIA connection? Thank you.

Thank you. Does this also work in the other direction if I want to run torrents through a VPN as well? I already use PIA from my PC. Are there are torrent dockers than can use the PIA connection? Thank you.

Same program (openvpn) but different tunnel. The PIA connects your pc to a physically distant point to provide anonymity, you need a tunnel directly from your device to your pc. Normally that is accomplished by setting up openvpn server on your router or unraid, and an openvpn client on your remote device pointed at your server instead of PIA.

 

There are several torrent and usenet clients with PIA support baked into the docker in community applications.

Here is a solution I've put together and started using. I don't know if it is a "good" way of doing it, but it works.

 

• I have port forwading set up on my router XXXXX->22 for SSH
  
• Using Putty on windows I've configured it to allow allow tunneling using port 8080
  
• Using a configurable proxy switcher on chrome (SwitchyOmega in my case) I've configured it to use localhost:8080 as a proxy when activated
  

 

Then...

 

SSH into unRAID, login, leave the SSH window open, activate the proxy switch in Chrome, and login to the unRAID WebGUI.

 

I'm going to try this with VNC (allowing X11 tunnel in putty) as well so that I can get my hands on Calibre when I'm not at home.

Thank you. Does this also work in the other direction if I want to run torrents through a VPN as well? I already use PIA from my PC. Are there are torrent dockers than can use the PIA connection? Thank you.

 

To connect to your server:

 

https://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=43317.0

 

To maintain a VPN connection to a VPN provider:

 

http://www.pfsense.org

 

You can run pfsense via a VM in unRAID but requires some configuration. The best solution is to run it via dedicated hardware I guess (although I run it in a VM hosted by unRAID just fine).

 

Remember if you're encrypting a connection upwards of 30Mb/s with today's recommended encryption settings your standard commercial routers are not powerful enough to handle it (although they "support" VPN) hence the need for running in a VM or dedicated hardware. Intel CPU is recommended.

 

In addition if you use pfSense you can route some IP's via VPN and some via Clearnet (normal ISP). Plus physical interfaces some VPN some Clearnet. Then you can attach wireless access points to those interfaces meaning you can have VPN wireless and Clearnet wireless. In closing it has a great firewall suite meaning you can also easily apply rules to block DNS leaks and easily apply policy Based Routing!

 

My setup incorporates all of the above. It's not hard.

My setup is similar to danioj

 

Bought two older computers and some extra NICs -- dirt cheap as everything combined was under $100.

 

Installed Sophos on both -- acts as router / firewall / UTM (much like pfsense) and then just configured a site to site VPN. Then just set up Samba to act as a WINs server and now the home and office network are nicely unified.

 

To access anything remotely Sophos has a easy to install client that I installed on my laptops. It connects it to the network having access to home and office simultaneously.