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🔐 Access Home Server using Twingate

Ever wanted to brag, “Yeah, I can access my server from anywhere,” while sipping overpriced coffee in a random café? ☕💻 Well, Twingate lets you do exactly that — securely, and without exposing your precious home server to the scary internet wolves. 🐺

🌐 What You Need

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  • A free Twingate account
  • Your home server (whether it’s a Pi, mini PC, dusty laptop — as long as it runs Linux and hasn’t been sacrificed to the /dev/null gods yet)
  • (Optional, but cool) A second device on the same LAN to act as the Twingate Connector. Think of it as the friend who does the risky stuff so you don’t have to.
  • Your client device (laptop, phone, fridge, smart mirror — if it runs Twingate, you’re good)

🛠️ Setup Steps

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1️⃣ Create a Twingate Network

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  1. Head over to Twingate and create your free account.

  2. In the Admin Console:

    • Create a Remote Network (give it a cool name, like MyEvilLabLAN).
    • Add a Connector — choose Linux, generate tokens, and copy the magical command they give you.

  3. On your connector device (in our case, it’s the server), run that command like you’re casting a forbidden spell.

2️⃣ Install Twingate Client

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Install the Twingate app on your remote device — basically, a “magic door” to your server.

3️⃣ Add Your Home Server as a Resource

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  1. In the Admin Console:

    • Go to Resources.
    • Click Add Resource.
    • Name it something intimidating or cute — e.g., My Doom Server or FluffyTheServer.
    • Set its LAN address (e.g., 192.168.1.10). Add a port if needed (e.g., 192.168.1.10:22 for SSH).

  2. Assign it to a group (e.g., Everyone if you trust your minions).

4️⃣ Connect & Access

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  1. Fire up the Twingate client on your device.

  2. Sign in and connect to your new network.

  3. You can now reach your home server from anywhere. Yes, even that sketchy Wi-Fi at your local bus station — though maybe don’t do sensitive things there. 🚌💀

📺 Helpful Video Tutorial

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🔗 How to Use Twingate to Access Devices on LAN
by NetworkChuck — the guy who makes network magic look way too easy.

✅ Tips

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  • Your home server can run anything: SSH, web dashboards, Minecraft, your weird Python projects that you never finish…
  • No need to mess with dangerous public IPs or sacrifice your soul to port forwarding.
  • Add more LAN devices as Resources — your NAS, another server, or that old smart fridge that may or may not be plotting against you.

🔒 Stay Secure!

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  • Twingate encrypts everything. Even your questionable commit messages.
  • You decide who gets to access what. Absolute power, with slightly fewer consequences than a Marvel villain.
  • Perfect for hobbyists, remote work, or flexing on your friends by SSHing into your home server from a hammock.

🥳 Enjoy your new secure remote powers — and don’t break too many things at once!

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