Just exposed Immich via a remote and reverse proxy using Caddy and tailscale tunnel. I’m securing Immich using OAuth.

I don’t have very nerdy friends so not many people appreciate this.

  • randombullet@programming.devOPEnglish
    13·
    9 天前

    I want to be able to upload/download/share my photos from anywhere in the world without using a VPN. Additionally, this satisfies the wife requirement. It works in the background without her needing her to turn on the VPN. I don’t want her to keep asking me how do I turn on the VPN? If it’s just me, then no issue, I’ll use a VPN.

    • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      9 天前

      Yeah, you always have to account for the wife factor. Same reason I’m using Plex instead of Jellyfin for my video hosting; I’d personally prefer Jellyfin, but the wife factor (really the mother-in-law factor, but whatever…) demands that it doesn’t require a ton of config on the user’s end. If the goal is to encourage use by your family, it can’t be fiddly or difficult to set up on their end.

      • Encrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldEnglish
        83·
        9 天前

        Unless you’re on IOS that will shut your VPN off regularly. Or you want somebody else to be able to access what you’re hosting without having to walk theme through a VPN setup they won’t understand.

        • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
          23·
          9 天前

          I have a couple dozen customers on ios that use their camera servers via Tailscale. Never had a peep about that sort of thing.

          And the last is the typical sort of “convenience” that gets people popped.

          • Encrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldEnglish
            42·
            9 天前

            You’re hearing about it now. It’s an issue with the way iOS handles background tasks and there isn’t any way to fix it. It’s just how the OS works.

            • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
              12·
              9 天前

              Well, apparently a bunch of farmers are smart enough to press a button without even bothering me about it.

                • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  33·
                  9 天前

                  Yah, imagine my surprise, it’s almost like people are smart enough to manage a VPN without you holding their hands.

                  • Encrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    22·
                    9 天前

                    Manage, but not set up. Something tells me you had to do that part for them. And while pushing a button to start your VPN back up every time you want to access your remote service isn’t hard, it’s a nuisance that can be avoided in situations where it isn’t necessary in the first place.