Backing Up Folders on Windows PC without ReadyCloud App

Thank you , however i was hoping there was something on the nas box itseelf that would allow it to be internet facing ?

 

Thanks

 

 

Well, there is ReadyCloud.  Other options include installing OwnCloud or ZeroTier on the NAS.  And there is also Resilio sync, which can be installed on the NAS and on your PC. 

 

They all have their plusses and minuses.  All options will require software on the client devices.  A VPN (either OpenVPN or ZeroTier) or one-way sync are the best fit for what you want. One-way sync is the most automatic (not always a good thing - especially when you are away and using a lower-speed internet connection).

 

I do use Resilio's sync my mobile devices (it is a convenient tool to manage content on those devices), but also have OpenVPN and Plex installed.  OpenVPN is also on my laptop.   I've played some with ZeroTier, and it also is a good VPN solution. 

 

My general approach is to limit the apps running on the NAS (though of course there are plenty of folks here who see this differently).  Plex, Resilo Sync, and other applications run on a dedicated PC that has the NAS volume mounted as a drive letter.  OpenVPN runs in my Orbi router (though when I started using OpenVPN, it was on a Nighthawk R7000).  The benefit of running OpenVPN on the router that I get full access to my home network (NAS, PCs, printers, smart switches, etc). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What about the app 'VPN Server' by Poussin? It resides on the RNAS. I haven't configured it yet, but that was actually a plan of mine to get secure access remotely, then use FreeFileSync for a similar purpose. Sounds like your goals are similar to mine (different than what I originally thought you were asking). Access files securely from laptop or wherever with either LAN authentication while local or VPN tunnel to RNAS when remote?

---

NetworkedinPA wrote:
What about the app 'VPN Server' by Poussin? It resides on the RNAS. I haven't configured it yet, but that was actually a plan of mine to get secure access remotely, then use FreeFileSync for a similar purpose.

That uses softether, so you'd need to also install a softether client on the PC.

 

There have been issues with that particular app from time to time (for instance here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Current-NETGEAR-and-Partners/VPN-server-by-Poussin-no-longer-workign-after-firmware-update/td-p/1212518 )

 

It is definitely an option, though my view is that you'd be better off with the built-in OpenVPN server in the router, unless you have a particular reason why you want to limit the VPN access to just the ReadyNAS.

Yes that has worked well, i have set up openvpn on my router and can now access the nas as if it was local.

 

I have the freefilesync that has been mentioned, but im hoping i can find something that is a little more slicker that will back up any changes made to files that i work on religously.

 

Thanks again.

Stupid question alert: Are you installing OpenVPN on a router (if so, which one?), or just passing through to an OpenVPN server on your LAN? I am considering running VirtualBox and then OpenVPN, as outlined here: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-quickly-deploy-an-openvpn-server/ Downloads: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html ...or is there a 'better way'?

I have a router that allows it to.be set up in the following way, it generate a profile which I use on my machines that are away from the office

https://www.asus.com/uk/support/FAQ/1008713/

Thank you. For my purposes, I will be wanting certain users to be routed to specific subnets (probably VLAN configurations), which I haven't setup yet. Perhaps a better way to describe the goal is "FTP" but using VPN and Windows drive mapping instead of FTP client. Certain users routed to their own directory. NOT a domain structure, which would have been easier to do via user logins and their home directories ;) I am maybe going too far on this thread, sorry. I might use OpenVPN for my use and setup a local "cloud" app for other users to backup and access their private files... Thanks.