I want to move away from Cloudflare tunnels, so I rented a cheap VPS from Hetzner and tried to follow this guide. Unfortunately, the WireGuard setup didn’t work. I’m trying to forward all traffic from the VPS to my homeserver and vice versa. Are there any other ways to solve this issue?

VPS Info:

OS: Debian 12

Architecture: ARM64 / aarch64

RAM: 4 GB

Traffic: 20 TB

  • AlexPewMaster@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Does iptables count as a firewall? You said that I should “forget” iptables. Is it that bad? It came preinstalled on the VPS. Should I switch? And if so, how?

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Iptables is the low level mechanism that handles network routing. Firewall software just takes it up a layer so you can manage it without crazy long commands

      • AlexPewMaster@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Alright, sounds good. What firewall are you recommending me to use? I would like to use a firewall that’s easy to manage.

        Edit: I went with ufw.

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          9 months ago

          Sorry I didn’t mean you should go out and create a firewall. (Although that’s a good idea) I mean there is a issue with either your connectivity or your Wireguard config.