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As another aussie expat abroad, leaving a box behind at my parents place for an Australian residential IP has got to be one of the most unexpectedly great thing
by bobnamob 2y ago
As another aussie expat abroad, leaving a box behind at my parents place for an Australian residential IP has got to be one of the most unexpectedly great things I've done.
Wireguard/Tailscale and my parents having access to cheap renewable power are the real enablers ofc.
To anyone moving abroad in the near future - leave a box behind with your parents/close friends, it's well worth the trouble if they're ok with you occasionally mooching some bandwidth. You absolutely won't regret it
- imhoguy 2y agoAnd don't be tempted to run any upgrades on it until you come back :)
- bobnamob 2y agoYeah, I’ll admit there’s some paranoia about losing access after a botched upgrade. I’m considering investing in a https://tinypilotkvm.com/ https://tinypilotkvm.com/, but that can wait till I’ve lost ssh at least once. I’m not hosting aws on the thing so I can afford to play it fast and loose :)
- ycombinatrix 2y agoimo it's more flexible to just have two boxes, especially if they're cheap.
- ycombinatrix 2y agoOof. Been there.