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VPN server on router or within home network? (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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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!

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Got an old raspberry pi laying around? PiHole+PiVPN is something I run on an old 3B+ I think, so I have something dedicated running both. But otherwise, I'd probably just spin up a container on a server or cluster and I'd probably go with debian and just run the exact same PiVPN setup script I did for the pi because it was super easy.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Running piHole on a NAS, so would avoid adding another device. Adding a trusted router works already increase the device count.

    (My rPi1 is connected to my PS2 and hosts all my ISO files from USB via Ethernet so no discs are required and loading is faster )

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I just don't want my NAS doing anything other than being a NAS, so I intentionally don't run extra services there, but its a matter of finding what works for you. As long as you get to the destination you're looking for, its mission accomplished

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