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Ultimate remote dashboard access

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After trying to get Zerotier to work on Pi-star image. I finally figured out what was blocking the pi-star web server. Now repeater operators or users can access your pi-star dashboard from any computer or device just like it was on your network at home.

quick and dirty instructions
setup a free account at Zerotier
SSH into your pi-star

(make system Read Write)
rpi-rw

(add zerotier port to pistar firewall)
sudo nano /root/ipv4.fw

# This line adds outgoing access to UDP/9993
iptables -A OUTPUT -p udp --dport 9993 -j ACCEPT # Zerotier outbound udp port

(to exit and save)
ctrl+x y enter

(restart pi-star firewall)
sudo pistar-firewall

(install zerotier)
curl -s https://install.zerotier.com/ | sudo bash

(install zerotier on startup)
sudo systemctl enable zerotier-one

(check status, should return 200 info [ID] [version] ONLINE)
sudo zerotier-cli status

(Join zerotier with your [network ID] listed in network on your account)
sudo zerotier-cli join [Network ID]

(refresh your network page on zerotier and check the enable access on your new connection you just setup)
(install zeroteir client on your pc,mac,linux,or smartphone)
(now you should be able access your pistar dashboard or SSH with the ip listed in your zeroteir network)

(make system Read Only)
rpi-ro


you now can SSH or access Pistar dashboard anywhere in the world without worrying about the ip address changing or forwarding ports from firewalls.
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I only glanced over it but, $29 a month?
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its free for upto 100 devices. I have been using the service for about a year.Right now on my "ham network" I have an aprs igate, 2 echolink servers,3 pi-star hotspots, two tone detect server and Dstar repeater. All at different locations using internet from dsl,cable, public wifi, 4g lte. I can access any of them from home, work, laptop on the go, phone, even on my android car radio they are all connected together on a 192.168.194.xxx encrypted private network. I have some devices that are 3 Nat layers deep behind the internet connection on with no port forwarding or configuring. Think of it being like a dstar reflector for your network only you have control who and what devices can use it.
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Well I tried it. It works we will see if it uses a bunch of extra data. I took a bit to figure it out.
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I too can confirm that this is working, and quite well. Configuration is a little quirky, but once you figure it out, it works really well!


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Just tested instructions in first post also still works in Beta 4.0 RC2
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Do I have to open port 9993 on my router also?


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No ports will need to be opened that's the point of a VPN.

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Thanks Kevin


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K5OZ wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:54 pm Do I have to open port 9993 on my router also?


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Only if you block all outbound ports by default, this is an outbound request.
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