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1. bennyt+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-01-05 16:46:19
What kind of "hosting service" are you referring to? Just run wireguard on the home server, or your router, and that's it. No more infra required.
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2. _heimd+Gi[view] [source] 2025-01-05 19:12:10
>>bennyt+(OP)
I meant to say hosted service there, I.e. running a wireguard server to negotiate the VPN connections.

The main reason I haven't jumped into hosting wireguard rather than using Tailscale is mainly because I reach for Tailscale to avoid exposing my home server to the public internet.

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3. rane+tB[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-05 21:43:54
>>_heimd+Gi
What could be the issue with exposing WireGuard at a random port to the public internet?

It works over UDP so it doesn't even send any acknowledgement or error response to unauthenticated or non-handshake packets.

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4. _heimd+5K[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-01-05 23:07:28
>>rane+tB
There may not be an issue at all, I'm just gun shy about opening any ports publicly. I don't do networking often and have never focused on it enough to feel confident in my setup and maintenance.
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