Using access point for homelab firewall and VPN connection?
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plzwakeupmrwest · 2023-12-04 17:07

I have my first homelab running, it currently just has Jellyfin and
some *arr containers on Proxmox. The current goal is to have Jellyfin
accessible for streaming locally via wireless connection, then
remotely via VPN.

I live in an apartment with its own private access point that’s
through a different ISP than the rest of the tenants, which I can
connect to via Ethernet if I need an internet connection. The only
time my homelab needs internet at the moment is to download content,
so I have a qBittorrent container with OpenVPN connected to Mullvad.
Otherwise, it’s unplugged from my switch that connects to the access
point.

I know this is a terrible solution, as I have no idea what firewall
(if any) the access point is running, and I probably can’t change it.
Even if I could, I won’t since my roommate also uses it and they just
want working internet.

Since I’d like a firewall that works for my whole homelab, a way for
all my homelab traffic to go though a VPN, and a way to access this
network wirelessly, an access point that can do all three sounds
ideal. Does anyone have any recommendations?

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thekrautboy · 2023-12-04 17:58

/r/HomeNetworking

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plzwakeupmrwest · 2023-12-04 18:07

Will remove and post there, thanks