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Suppose I have a computer at home I want to be able to access from anywhere in the world. I can pay a host, a vpn, something like aws or resort to proprietary s

Suppose I have a computer at home I want to be able to access from anywhere in the world. I can pay a host, a vpn, something like aws or resort to proprietary solutions like teamviwer or similar options. I don't want to resort to any of these alternatives. I want something that is both open source and that I don't have to pay for. The only solution I could find was tor (or maybe i2p) which has its own downsides: high latency, low bandwidth and requires special tools. Is there any possibility I'm not considering?

efdee 3y ago
I've turned to RustDesk since last week, and so far so good. It's open source and if you self-host the rendezvous server, it's effectively free.
- bloqs 3y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39256493 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39256493 I would be careful
  - efdee 3y ago
    Yikes. Thanks for that!
vel0city 3y ago
Any reason why you can't run a VPN server in your home environment? I run wireguard and OpenVPN at home on my router. I don't pay for static IPs but they rarely ever actually change.
- chx 3y ago
  dynamic dns to the rescue
Helmut10001 3y ago
Get yourself a box with OPNsense and run wireguard on it. It requires some working in, but it is a big liberation after a while.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 3y ago
  What do you use to for remote desktop once in the LAN?
  - Helmut10001 3y ago
    Well, I don't have the need for Remote Desktop. I use SSH, Linux Shells, Bash, Byobu, or my web servers running at home and serving stuff through the browser. I have two Remote Windows Laptops that I administer with the standard Windows Remote Desktop.
dmm 3y ago
You could setup a wireguard server at home. An overlay network like tailscale or nebula is another option.
newhotelowner 3y ago
I use zerotier. tailscale is another one. But there is a middleman. I can access the computer remotely without opening a port.
cortesoft 3y ago
Get a router that has a VPN, or put a VPN box behind the router and port forward
CharlesW 3y ago
Have you considered Tailscape + Remote Desktop (Windows) or Screen Sharing (Mac)?

efdee 3y ago

I've turned to RustDesk since last week, and so far so good. It's open source and if you self-host the rendezvous server, it's effectively free.

bloqs 3y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39256493 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39256493 I would be careful
- efdee 3y ago
  Yikes. Thanks for that!

vel0city 3y ago

Any reason why you can't run a VPN server in your home environment? I run wireguard and OpenVPN at home on my router. I don't pay for static IPs but they rarely ever actually change.

chx 3y ago
dynamic dns to the rescue

Helmut10001 3y ago

Get yourself a box with OPNsense and run wireguard on it. It requires some working in, but it is a big liberation after a while.

HeatrayEnjoyer 3y ago
What do you use to for remote desktop once in the LAN?
- Helmut10001 3y ago
  Well, I don't have the need for Remote Desktop. I use SSH, Linux Shells, Bash, Byobu, or my web servers running at home and serving stuff through the browser. I have two Remote Windows Laptops that I administer with the standard Windows Remote Desktop.

dmm 3y ago

You could setup a wireguard server at home. An overlay network like tailscale or nebula is another option.

newhotelowner 3y ago

I use zerotier. tailscale is another one. But there is a middleman. I can access the computer remotely without opening a port.

cortesoft 3y ago

Get a router that has a VPN, or put a VPN box behind the router and port forward

CharlesW 3y ago

Have you considered Tailscape + Remote Desktop (Windows) or Screen Sharing (Mac)?