Hi all,

I am running proxmox on a mini PC with a handful of services in my stack. I also run NPM in an LXC to reach my services through my domain name (service.domain.tld).

For my Arr related stuff, I use Usenet, and everything runs through a VPN.

I have three services which are public. Jellyfin, Seer and BookOrbit (for syncing Kobos).

Currently I have no security besides the built in login managers from the services, but I am considering setting up Authentik. I know I’m asking for trouble with my current set up.

I have elderly and extremely tech averse family members who live in two countries other than me, so tech support can be a challenge.

A lot of people suggest running a VPN, but it would be difficult for my family and I don’t know how to make it work syncing our Kobos with BookOrbit.

I’ve also seen some posts about tunneling to a VPS somewhere and users can connect to the VPS without a VPN.

I feel this question has been asked several times, and I tried searching here and on the internet in general, but my knowledge is not good enough to use the right terms and to get something that is idiot proof.

Any suggestions on best practices or links to guides you recommend would be much appreciated. Also, what EU based affordable VPS would you recommend?

  • heyeddi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    142·
    19 hours ago

    Get Jellyfin off the open internet. For family who’ll never install a VPN app, the setup that holds up is WireGuard on their router, or Tailscale on whatever TV box they use, set up before it ever ships to them. They never see it. If something has to stay public, CrowdSec plus Pocket-ID is a lot lighter than Authentik for three users. I’m building a home box that ships locked down like this by default, so I’m curious: which broke first for your family, remote access or the logins?

      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        1 hour ago

        Agreed.
        Secure it properly and you wont be pwned instantly.
        My setup:
        WAN -> OPNsense -> CrowdSec on FW and docker server -> Traefik -> Authelia middleware -> Jellyfin.

        I also have a geoblock active on the Cloudflare domain and directly on my opnsense.
        Most datacenter ASNs are also blocked. They don’t need to connect to me.

        Yes, first party apps are broken but the browser works good enough and if I meed it, I have a VPN for myself.
        Relatives get web browser or I’ll consider a S2S VPN setup.

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      18 hours ago

      How would you handle a mother in law at a retirement community with a Roku and no access to the router that serves the condo?