G+_Sam Patel Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Hi Padre and gang! I'm trying to figure out a personal VPN solution but am not sure where to begin with all the options. Was wondering if anybody had suggestions or advice. Thanks! Things I'm looking for: 1) Ability to use VPN at home and travel (e.g. coffee shops with WIFI). 2) Not rely on third party server (e.g. in cloud) 3) Not rely on my own server in a cloud hosting platform (e.g. Digital Ocean) 4) Rather roll my own server and host locally (e.g. Raspberry Pi) 5) Free or low cost solution I do have an old Raspberry Pi B laying around. My initial thought is to install OpenVPN on there but I'm not sure exactly how that will solve all my requirements above. Will I just be able to take that device on the road with me? Or do I leave it at home and connect to it from the road? I guess I'm just confused on the deployment aspect. I know there are a myriad of web pages with instructions on this but a recommended one would be helpful so I don't go down the wrong path. All suggestions and alternatives are welcome. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Black Merc Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 To my knowledge unless you have a static public(on the internet) ip, you must use a service or server to sync the two end-points of your VPN. Unless the hole point was to hide from your isp then you still need a server or service to be the internet end-point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Sam Patel Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 Black Merc Thank you! After reading more, I think you're correct. I'm wondering if I can setup a Raspberry Pi with OpenVPN at home and expose with with a static IP via Dynamic DNS or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Black Merc Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Sam Patel personaly, I'd spin-up a private cloud server to host your own VPN (pivot point). It would reduce the attack surface to that server and NOT your home connection(pissing off you home isp) should a hacker try something. The added benefit is that you could have multiple roaming users to that server and one back to HQ... Reducing bw to and from home isp. All currently connected VPN users can interact with each other without burning up the main line back to HQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I've done both... OpenVPN hosted at home and hosted on a public VPS. At home, I've used Raspberry Pi, Linux VM, and Synology DSM (Xpenology NAS). There are super easy setup scripts for creating your own OpenVPN server. Most home public are relatively static, even though they're technically dynamic. Mine hasn't changed in the 4 months since I moved and hadn't changed in a couple years before I moved. Even so, you can setup a free dynamic DNS subdomain at afraid.org or buy your own dynamic domain at Namecheap and have a name that updates when your IP changed. freedns.afraid.org - FreeDNS - Free DNS - Dynamic DNS - Static DNS subdomain and domain hosting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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