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Can you stream from your pc? I set up Jellyfin and Tailscale, and all my music (and movies and tv shows) are on my computer, accessible from anywhere.
What about security? How easy is it to crack?
What u mean to crack
Your security, is the connection to the outside world safe?
Tailscale is a private VPN tunnel into your home network basically. There would be nothing that is accessible by the public.
This is a valid question, but it's hard to answer because it depends on the security of your own network. Tailscale creates a secure tunnel directly into your home network, but if your home network is compromised then it's not secure.
Could Tailscale be compromised? I think it would be difficult but not impossible. It's safe enough for personal use, certainly, but I wouldn't use it to protect state secrets.
And if you have it on your phone, and someone gets access to your phone, then they can access your home network. How secure is your phone? Do you use biometrics or a password keeper? Do you leave your laptop unlocked?
Security is a mixed topic, and it's impossible to pull one thread from the sweater without unraveling the whole thing. Sometimes the illusion of security is as effective as actually being secure, and sometimes it isn't at all.
I am using public vps as entry point with reverse tunnel to home server with SSL