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Written by sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works on 2024-11-04 at 20:53

Is a vpn always safer then a reverse proxy?

Depends on what you trust, I guess.

A reverse proxy on a standard cert is a bigger target for automated scripts than a reverse proxy on a non-standard port. A VPN runs through the VPN’s authentication, whereas a reverse proxy relies on whatever that app’s authentication is. So whether it’s secure enough depends on the VPN configuration, what you’re hosting, etc.

I’m behind CGNAT, so I have limitations you don’t, but here’s my setup:

I like this approach because I can eat my cake (nice domain names instead of IPs and ports) and have it too (fast connection inside LAN, can disable reverse proxy if I want better security). You could get the same w/o the VPS if you skipped the first step, and if you require WireGuard VPN access outside the LAN, you get better security than a public-facing service.

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