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[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And secure remote access for me and my friends and family?

[–] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wireguard is also very simple to setup. This would allow you to share other services you host in the future in a secure way as well.

[–] bagodogs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Your mom's Tizen TV doesn't have a Wireguard or Tailscale client, so you're going to be the person configuring her router, or setting up a Pi or something, as well as now being the designated tech support.

[–] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Its not hard to setup a proxy and use a full SSL cert. A little bit more complex but much simpler for the rest of the family.

[–] bagodogs@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

You suggested Wireguard, not me. I'm pointing out how it isn't a great solution to the problem that was presented; you can safely access it remotely with a VPN, but then that isn't very useful for sharing with others, and you can expose the service to the internet at large, but then you're opening yourself to risk.

[–] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 11 months ago

Yes that's why I suggested a alternative. Although wireguard is simpler to setup initially. Using proxy's and exposing your service directly is simpler for the end user. Both are not difficult to do.