On 27/12/2020 22:47, Chris Green wrote: []
I can continue to do my reverse ssh tunnel connection but everyone I talk to about this says a VPN is the answer. However I'm having a hard time seeing how to get this installed and working without a huge amount of effort.
For example wireguard is supposed to be a simpler, easier alternative to OpenVPN but take a look at:-
https://www.wireguard.com/quickstart/It's horrible! It's do-able, I can understand all the stages but it's just not nice.
Similarly VPN tutorials are full of misinformation, take a look at this one:- https://thishosting.rocks/how-to-set-up-openvpn-on-ubuntu/
It's rubbish! ... and all the others I've looked at are either similarly wrong or more complex than the wireguard one.
Is VPN *really* this difficult? If so I'll stay with my ssh approach.
Well....
You *could* add a Pi to your system and add PIVPN to the mix. It is an absolute doddle to use and I don't think it would tax a pi so you could run it on any except a 1st gen one. You'd want it wired-networked though.
Steve