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Is a reverse proxy necessary to access remote services when I already use a vpn? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey! Sorry for the repeating question, I have a very specific question though.

For context, I access my services using a vpn, and that's been great. However, I've been a lot of people mentioning reverse proxies. Are they necessary or more of a convenience thing? I ask because I don't see something that I cannot do with my current vpn setup.

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

It's convenient for some services like jellyfin that have a companion app. It's much easier to just point the app to a domain name you control to get everything working without vpn. The certificate support is nice too.

Say for instance you have a family member that you know won't be taking the time to setup vpn configs to access this device. It's easy to just say here is the link the app is asking for and here is your username/password.