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Setting Up Gluetun: VPN Container for All Your Docker Services You’ve got a media stack running — maybe Sonarr, Radarr, qBittorrent. Or you’re running a web scraper, a Tor relay, or just a browser that needs to look like it’s in another country. You want VPN protection, but you don’t want to tunnel your entire server through a VPN and lose access to everything else. Gluetun solves this elegantly. It’s a lightweight Docker container that runs a VPN client (WireGuard or OpenVPN), and any other container can use it as its network gateway. Only the containers you choose get routed through the VPN. Everything else stays on your normal network. ...

Remote access to your self-hosted services is essential. Whether you’re checking on your media server from a coffee shop or managing your homelab while traveling, a VPN creates a secure tunnel back to your network. But which VPN should you run? The three dominant options — WireGuard, OpenVPN, and Tailscale — take very different approaches. This guide compares all three so you can make the right choice for your setup. ...

Tailscale is brilliant — it creates a zero-config mesh VPN using WireGuard that just works. But it routes all coordination through Tailscale’s servers. If you want that same magic while keeping full control, Headscale is the answer. Headscale is an open-source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale coordination server. Your devices still use the official Tailscale client, but they talk to your server instead of Tailscale’s cloud. Same great UX, complete sovereignty. ...

Want to securely access your home server and self-hosted services from anywhere? WireGuard is a modern, fast, and easy-to-configure VPN that’s perfect for home server setups. In this guide, I’ll walk you through setting up WireGuard from scratch. Why WireGuard? WireGuard has become the go-to VPN solution for self-hosters because: Fast: Uses state-of-the-art cryptography and minimal code Simple: Configuration files are just a few lines Lightweight: Runs efficiently on even low-power devices Secure: Modern encryption (ChaCha20, Curve25519, BLAKE2) Cross-platform: Works on Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android Compared to OpenVPN or IPsec, WireGuard is significantly easier to set up and maintain. ...

VPN Options for Accessing Your Home Server Remotely You’ve built an amazing home server with Nextcloud, Jellyfin, Home Assistant, and more. Now you want to access it securely from anywhere—coffee shops, hotels, your phone’s LTE connection. The solution: VPN (Virtual Private Network). A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel between your device and your home network, letting you access everything as if you were sitting at home. In this guide, we’ll compare the top VPN options for self-hosters and walk through setup for each. ...