Router VPN server + DDNS or VPS as VPN server?
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thsilvab · 2023-11-08 16:12

I recently got my hands on a TP Link AX5400, and for my surprise,
there's an option in the router configuration to make it also act as a
OpenVPN server. It's been some time I've been wondering if I should
pay for a VPS to act as VPN server or go with port forwarding +
reverse proxy to expose my home servers, but with this router
configuration, it makes things a lot easier for me.

My question is, would you trust configuring your VPN server directly
in the router? Are there any security implications to this?

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zfa · 2023-11-08 19:56

> would you trust configuring your VPN server directly in the router?

Sure.

> Are there any security implications to this?

Just the usual - keep your router firmware patched etc.