How to access my NAS online via the Wireguard plugin?

[xYorYx]

Hello! I have made a small OMV NAS with a RPi and everything is working well locally, but I want to be able to access it remotely when travelling. I am very new to RPi and OMV so I did a lot of research to determine Wireguard would be perfect for that. I found a number of guides how to do that on YouTube, but every single one is outdated and most use PiVPN which is now discontinued and I don't think necessary when we have Wireguard as a plugin.

 

Would someone please guide me through the steps to correctly setup the Wireguard 6.3.7 plugin so I can access my Raspberry Pi OpenMediaVault 6 NAS from the Internet?

 

Thank you and I really appreciate your help!

[Jarsky]

This should get you started. https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv6:omv6_plugins:wireguard

[LIGISTX]

4 hours ago, xYorYx said:

PiVPN which is now discontinued

Why do you think that? PiVPN is just a simple and easy way to instal either openvpn or wireguard... I have used it many times.

 

Once you instal wireguard, you need to open a port to allow the connection through your router/firewall, then once you are VPNed in, its as if you are at your home on your wifi. You access your NAS exactly as you would when you are home. 

[xYorYx]

8 hours ago, LIGISTX said:

Why do you think that? PiVPN is just a simple and easy way to instal either openvpn or wireguard... I have used it many times.

 

Once you instal wireguard, you need to open a port to allow the connection through your router/firewall, then once you are VPNed in, its as if you are at your home on your wifi. You access your NAS exactly as you would when you are home. 

Because it was announced by the developer https://github.com/pivpn/pivpn/discussions/1829

 

I done some good progress by following @Jarsky's guide, but after I connect to the VPN and enter the Pi's IP address on my phone it doesn't load (ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED I think was the error it gives) so still trying to figure out what I did wrong.

[LIGISTX]

1 hour ago, xYorYx said:

Because it was announced by the developer https://github.com/pivpn/pivpn/discussions/1829

 

I done some good progress by following @Jarsky's guide, but after I connect to the VPN and enter the Pi's IP address on my phone it doesn't load (ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED I think was the error it gives) so still trying to figure out what I did wrong.

You set up a dynamic DNS (their example shows duckDNS)? Opened the port in your router? 

[xYorYx]

19 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

You set up a dynamic DNS (their example shows duckDNS)? Opened the port in your router? 

Found that the port was my problem. The default 51820 did not work, but 51821 did so now I have connection and can access the OMV Dashbroard from my cellular network. Now trying to figure out how to see my files on the phone via the Material Files app (suggestions for a better app are always welcome, I have only downloaded it for this).

[LIGISTX]

38 minutes ago, xYorYx said:

Found that the port was my problem. The default 51820 did not work, but 51821 did so now I have connection and can access the OMV Dashbroard from my cellular network. Now trying to figure out how to see my files on the phone via the Material Files app (suggestions for a better app are always welcome, I have only downloaded it for this).

I have no idea how to file brows on a phone in a way that doesn’t suck… I never need to tho. I'd always use my laptop if I need to access SMB shares. I do have nextcloud running so I can access stuff via that is needed, but I rarely do. 

[Olgyd]

6 hours ago, xYorYx said:

Now trying to figure out how to see my files on the phone via the Material Files app (suggestions for a better app are always welcome, I have only downloaded it for this).

 

This adds another layer of complexity / thing to learn, but personally I use HFS (HTTP File Server).

[Jarsky]

On 4/25/2024 at 4:07 AM, xYorYx said:

Found that the port was my problem. The default 51820 did not work, but 51821 did so now I have connection and can access the OMV Dashbroard from my cellular network. Now trying to figure out how to see my files on the phone via the Material Files app (suggestions for a better app are always welcome, I have only downloaded it for this).

 

Im a big fan of Cx File Explorer for remote shares and other protocols (SMB / FTP / WebDav / DropBox / Google Drive / etc...)