My personal assistant runs on my pi. When I'm out I can use its chat app to talk to it. The chat uses a cloud real-time db like firebase. If I want to connect I

My personal assistant runs on my pi. When I'm out I can use its chat app to talk to it. The chat uses a cloud real-time db like firebase. If I want to connect I just ask it to setup a reverse proxy. It can also turn on my machines via wake on lan. I'm quite happy with the setup since I can leave home anytime for long periods and always know I have access to the "home base".