Hi, looking for some advice to set up a VPN server to get into my home network when traveling.

I have a NAS and an openWRT AP within the network. My router is provided by the ISP and with a built-in VPN. Being a hobbyist in networking, I would like to tab your brains for suggestions and know how:

Should I get my own router to run a wireguard VPN off the router directly, i.e. on the edge of the network, OR run a VPN service off the openWRT AP or the NAS, i.e. from within the home network?

Thanks a lot for your help!

  • FlexibleToast@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I believe Pangolin is also using Wireguard. Pangolin is basically a self hosted Tailscale. I think the biggest advantage is the ease of management, but I’ve never used Pangolin or Tailscale so I couldn’t really tell you.

    • Jason2357@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Pangolin Is a reverse proxy for TLS/https. Headscale is the self hosted Tailscale.

      • FlexibleToast@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Oh, I must have completely misunderstood what Pangolin is for. Is Pangolin like a replacement for Cloudflare tunnels in that case?

        • Jason2357@lemmy.caEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Yeah, basically. It does bundle wireguard so that it can reverse proxy services over that. That’s probably what you were thinking of.