Apps / Network
VPN
Reach home from anywhere, safely
WireGuard with a web UI. Add a device, scan the QR code with the WireGuard app, and your phone is on the home network from anywhere — with nothing else exposed to the internet.
CategoryNetwork
Memory~60MB
Module
vpnInstalling it
Open the dashboard, find it in the App Store and press Install. Or from a terminal on the box:
sudo homebox install vpnWhere to open it
| Service | Port | First login |
|---|---|---|
| WireGuard | :51821 | wg-easy signs in with the password HomeBox generated at install. |
Open it at your box's address with that port — the dashboard links to it directly once it is running.
Good to know
- WG_HOST must be the address clients reach from OUTSIDE — your public IP or dynamic-DNS name. It starts on this box's LAN address so the web UI comes up, but a config built from that only works at home
- Forward UDP 51820 on your router to this box, and only that. The web UI on 51821 stays inside
- A VPN in is the safer alternative to publishing app after app: one door instead of ten