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Unifi Teleport (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by KingOogaBooga@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I am slowly setting up my home environment. I was looking at ways to access my services from my mobile device. I know a lot of folks set up Traefik but I have a Unifi System and that has Teleport. I have tested it on my mobile device and I can connect to local devices that are not opened to the internet. I am curious if people have used this as an alternative and how it worked out.

Since I already have the Unfi system I was hoping this could work for me so I don't need to mess with anything else.

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[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If you want it to run all the time, I'd export the config file and use Wireguard tunnel rather than wifiman for teleport.

VPN only access for just you is a perfectly appropriate solution.

[–] KingOogaBooga@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So you are using Wireguard instead of teleport?

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I am, though I'm not using unifi.

Teleport is just Wireguard with unifi stacked on top. You can just export the config and its literally a Wireguard connection. Unifi Teleport is just using their online services to replace a step.

But teleport (which is Wireguard under the hood) is not meant for an always-on connection, its meant for ad-hoc connections.

So if you want always on, export the config and run it as a Wireguard tunnel. Its exactly the same service, running on exactly the same device, without using wifiman and allowing for an always on VPN.

[–] KingOogaBooga@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I am pretty smooth brained so apologies for the questions. You are setting up the wireguard on a separate server or on the Unif device itself?

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2 points 5 months ago

My setup doesnt matter, I don't use Unifi for my main home infra.

You can use the Unifi device itself. Teleport is just a single click Wireguard service, with no need for port forwarding or additional configuration.

Last I saw it, you can export the config from the browser for use with client devices, you can use that with wireguard tunnel and set it as always on.