HOWTO: Secure Remote Access to njsPC from outside your home

[tagyoureit]

Instructions courtesy of @mguiness

Remote Access

As configured in dP Quick Start, the dashboard is only suitable to be used on your local network. To secure the website for accessing remotely on the internet you will need to use a reverse proxy that is configured to use encryption and authentication. There are several reverse proxies available, including Nginx and Caddy. An example setup with YARP is documented in the wiki under Secure remote access.

[FlaMike]

Another super easy to use & secure way to get remote access is to use Tailscale (tailscale.com). You can get a free account for up to 100 devices, it can be installed on a Pi as well as Windows, Mac, Linux, IOS, and Android devices. Communication is encrypted, is super quick, and limited to devices on your "tailnet," the private network that's created. I use it for remote access to Nixie, Home Assistant, NAS, PCs, etc. Tailscale can be installed via scripts from tailscale.com or through docker compose yaml.

There are tons of videos on youtube, I suggest starting at the "official" tailscale channel at https://www.youtube.com/@Tailscale.

It's truly a 5 minute installation & it's reliable as heck. I migrated from Wireguard to Tailscale when I changed ISPs because the new ISP is double-NATed & Wireguard alone couldn't handle it. Tailscale is built on Wireguard, but is self-contained so you don't install Wireguard explicitly.

I've been using it for over a year & have been super happy with it--as if fyou can't tell from this post.