Hi!

I often read suggestions to use something like Tailscale to create a tunnel between a home server and a VPS because it is allegedly safer than opening a port for WireGuard (WG) or Nginx on my router and connecting to my home network that way.

However, if my VPS is compromised, wouldn’t the attacker still be able to access my local network? How does using an extra layer (the VPS) make it safer?

  • BearOfaTimeEnglish
    11·
    6 months ago

    And that’s a different animal (moving the goalposts, which is an excellent idea, but OP didn’t even think of doing this).

    OP asked about exposing a local port, which is a Bad Idea 99.9% of the time, especially for someone asking why it’s a risk.

    Using a VPS with reverse proxy is an excellent approach to adding a layer between the real resource and the public internet.