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Accessing NAS when not on LAN (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So I have a TrueNAS server set up at home, and it would be cool to have access to it at all times. I currently have Syncthing set up to access and back up my most essential files on my phone and laptop, but it would be nice to be able to access all the ... legally obtained files I have stored there wherever I go. I looked into Nextcloud, but that requires paying for a domain. So are there any other options for this?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Domains can be free and several of them works flawlessly with DDNS for home hosting. You can set up a completely free Nextcloud. Self-signed certs and direct IP access works as well.

Somebody else mentioned setting up a VPN to your home LAN, that works fine too.