Hi There following on from a previous post about accessing raspberry pi remotely to allo transfer of files over the internet such as updating movies for Kodi etc.
is there a free VPN not one of the cloud based ones. that allow me to create a private connection between my rasberry pi and my computer then use filezilla to transfer the files etc.
Like remote access you would do for a windows machine etc.
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Andyroo
Re: VPN
You could just use ssh - set a limited user up, set ssh to use keys only, lock the machine down and use a different port.Yammers wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:48 pmHi There following on from a previous post about accessing raspberry pi remotely to allo transfer of files over the internet such as updating movies for Kodi etc.
is there a free VPN not one of the cloud based ones. that allow me to create a private connection between my rasberry pi and my computer then use filezilla to transfer the files etc.
Like remote access you would do for a windows machine etc.
Create a ssh link to the external IP address and fire up FileZilla to use the ssh link as the restricted user.
Re: VPN
Both are free. I would use WireGuard or IPsec for hardening a local area network and either OpenVPN or an ssh tunnel to connect remote through the Internet.
I recently tested WireGuard on a number of different Raspberry Pi models and was favorably impressed. Details are at
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/view ... 6&t=251159
Re: VPN
Yammers,
In order to get a connection from your PC to a Pi across the internet without some "cloud" server in the middle at least one end will need to be reachable from the internet, it will have a public IP address and preferably a domain name. Otherwise they cannot find each other.
If your Pi can be given a public IP address by your ISP you are good to go. You can access it via HTTP/HTTPS or SSH/SCP or whatever directly from anywhere in the world.
If not then your PC will need a public IP address that the Pi can connect back to instead. In this case a VPN like wiregard installed on your PC may be appropriate.
If neither end can get a public IP address then it is impossible for them to contact each other directly and you will need a server in the cloud that they can use as an intermediary. A VPN service provider for example. Or you could run your own server on Google cloud, Amazon, Azure etc.
Alternatively you can use the services of someone like Dataplicity https://www.dataplicity.com or Balana https://www.balena.io/ to get your Pi onto the net. Both of those have worked will for me in the past and have free offerings.
In order to get a connection from your PC to a Pi across the internet without some "cloud" server in the middle at least one end will need to be reachable from the internet, it will have a public IP address and preferably a domain name. Otherwise they cannot find each other.
If your Pi can be given a public IP address by your ISP you are good to go. You can access it via HTTP/HTTPS or SSH/SCP or whatever directly from anywhere in the world.
If not then your PC will need a public IP address that the Pi can connect back to instead. In this case a VPN like wiregard installed on your PC may be appropriate.
If neither end can get a public IP address then it is impossible for them to contact each other directly and you will need a server in the cloud that they can use as an intermediary. A VPN service provider for example. Or you could run your own server on Google cloud, Amazon, Azure etc.
Alternatively you can use the services of someone like Dataplicity https://www.dataplicity.com or Balana https://www.balena.io/ to get your Pi onto the net. Both of those have worked will for me in the past and have free offerings.
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