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ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoIf you haven’t heard of it, tailscale is great for this. You can create a VPN with all of your self hosted stuff for you to access from anywhere, plus you can share specific machines with other users.
paultimate14@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m really trying to avoid using for-profit 3rd parties. CURRENTLY I could sign up as a free user and probably be fine. But Tailscale could wake up any day and decide to start charging, or put restrictions on the free tier that would force me to a paid tier.
Part of the reason I bought a Blu-Ray drive, some big HDD’s, and started collecting discs in the first place was to take back control from tech companies. It’s why I chose Jellyfin over Plex. Going with Tailscale would defeat the principal.
ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Fair enough, you could always manage your own VPN to accomplish the same goal. I didn’t want to deal with the headache of authentication or dealing with keys, so something like tailscale is perfect.