• Evkob@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    I believe they mean setting up a VPN on your network, rather than buying a service from a VPN provider.

    Something like Wireguard lets you configure individual devices to access your network remotely.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      6 months ago

      Yup, I did that last week and it’s pretty easy. Basically:

      1. Set up a VPS and configure wireguard
      2. Set up your computer to connect to it (or your router if you literally only want remote admin); you’ll probably want to configure persistent connections
      3. Set up your phone to connect to it
      4. Test it at work sometime to make sure it all works

      I do it in two hops: connect to VPS then to internal computer. There are other configurations (e.g. talk to peer computers directly), but this works well for me.