Best current way to get remote access

[dmizesr]

Hello all. I am new to FreeNAS (hence the post here). I have my server up and running and I can access it on my internal (home) network. My question is, as of 11.3, what is the best way to set up external access? I'd like to be able to access my files from the internet. I had NextCloud set up which, again, was great for my local network but I can't figure out how to set that up for external access.

I will say up front, my technical knowledge is growing but still in pretty much infancy stage.

Thanks in advance.

 

[melloa]

I had NextCloud set up which, again, was great for my local network but I can't figure out how to set that up for external access.

To access it from the internet you will need to setup a NAT on your router. Do a search on google on how to setup for your router. Also check dynamic DNS services, as you might need next.

 

[sretalla]

Look in the forums for the threads about using a reverse proxy with SSL.

You will find options like nginX and Caddy and the setup guides are there. Search for "caddy" and "nginx ssl" and you'll find plenty. Danb35's guides are pretty good and he has one for Caddy.

 

[dmizesr]

To access it from the internet you will need to setup a NAT on your router. Do a search on google on how to setup for your router. Also check dynamic DNS services, as you might need next.

As far as NAT on my modem it's either enabled or disabled. It's currently enabled.

 

[sretalla]

As far as NAT on my modem it's either enabled or disabled. It's currently enabled.

More specifically, you will need a port forwarding set-up to target the service.

As I already proposed, you would port forward port 80 and/or 443 to caddy and have caddy reverse proxy to nextcloud and whatever else you want.

 

[Glorious1]

For another option, here is a detailed how-to:

[How-To] How to Access Your FreeNAS Server Remotely (and Securely)

After I set up FreeNAS and got comfortable with it, I began to explore accessing it remotely over the internet. Not being a computer professional, I was surprised to find out how often people were sniffing around trying to get in. If you want to see for yourself, just give yourself a...

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