Tailscale vs OpenVPN: What is the BEST was to secure your NAS?

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TOC
00:00 Introduction
01:08 What are these used for?
04:02 Requirements for 3rd party softwares
06:48 Ease of setup
07:58 Speed
13:03 Authentication
14:33 Cost
16:00 Security
19:14 Privacy
20:42 Compatibility
21:08 Ease of use
22:14 Use case: backups
24:19 Use case: office network
25:43 Conclusion

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[chinyong]

I use both.
Tailscale for my offsite backup & it's really to setup!
OpenVPN to access to other servers in home network or offsite network.

Nice video!

[priteshtechark]

After spending a month to setup openvpn on synology Finally I use tailscale and I am happy.

[jonathanwright]

The game-changing difference for me is that I use Tailsscale to map network drives away from home using their Tailscale-assigned machine name - which is amazingly useful because it means the mapping stays the same regardless of whether I'm actually at home with my router's assigned IP address, or away, with my VPN's assigned IP address.

I had problems with mapped drives using OpenVPN, but with Tailscale set to 'Run unattended' I no longer have to think about it.

[TidusGoh]

9:57 How do you attain a direct connection with Tailscale??

[MaryDeanDotCom]

I wish you were around 30 years ago when I struggled to manage Novell networks and the only learning resources were textbooks that started with "The 7 layers of the OSI model".

[M.V.P]

WOW! I was literally thinking about this!!!! Thanks Space!

[jeremiahbullfrog]

Do you have a link to the offsite backup write-up you mentioned at 24:00?

[dozerd]

Really like the video! One critique: the video title has a misspelling and seems somewhat inaccurate. Instead of "Tailscale vs OpenVPN: What is the BEST was to secure your NAS?" I suggest the following: "Tailscale vs OpenVPN: What is the BEST way to remotely connect to your NAS?" A title like that seems better in my opinion👍

[Crewhudson-]

Another fantastic video! Thank you for all of your hard work. Really informative.

[frankyvee]

I use to use Open VPN but switched to Wireguard which is another alternative to Open VPN. I use Tailscale mostly with family and friends. It does work with Wireguard under the hood. But for me remoting back into my network I use self hosted Wireguard VPN.

[artstech]

So how would I use Synology DS Cam with Tailscale? Do I first install Tailscale on the Synology NAS and then install the Tailscale app on my Android phone and somehow connect them?

[turonlumpia]

Tailscale ftw. The ACL feature of tailscale is really the game changer for me. So powerful and easy to use once you get the hang of it.

[uctopgulumvardi]

So, with Tailscale VPN my file transfer from home NAS to work NAS are going through the Tailscale server? I don't want anything between my NAS to NAS connection.

[ecnimbus]

Awesome video. Does your advice on Open VPN CloudConexa change your pros and cons on this topic?

[warthenry]

Would Cloudflare Tunnel work? I'd love to hear your opinion on it and if you think it's applicable here. thanks!

[frankyvee]

BTW from looking at the screenshot of your Tailscale Admin console it shows that tailscale client update available on all your clients.

[weholmes]

For me, Tailscale is perfect for accessing home lab & Synology NAS from anywhere. Or I can just use UniFi Teleport. 😊

[MrTTDARK]

My synologys would not connect to each other using their tailnet ip. Don’t know why

[TheCynysterMind]

I like Open VPN... however the latest version of OPENVPNConnect has issues with OpenVPN on Synology.
I have to use an Older version of the client to be able to VPN into my synology

[penultimatename]

If I successfully connect to Tailscale without any alteration. Does this mean I made a direct connect? Or can the relay unknowingly get connected? Is there a query to prove which one is being used?