2023-11-29, 01:55 PM
I've done something sort of similar to your end goal.
It's a single server, and I have local use of PIN enabled, and set up a whitelist of IP addresses for my family members.
As Venson mentioned, I also have a domain set up (in the past a free subdomain from no-ip, for the last few years I'm renting from formerly Google Domains), but you can also have your modem's external IP plugged in at family's locations (though you'll likely have to visit to update whenever your IPA changes).
This has worked out for me so far, and I've also not had to change my whitelist yet (I keep KeePass credentials for each user's seven word password and a note with their IPA so I can easily tell what to replace should theirs change).
It's a single server, and I have local use of PIN enabled, and set up a whitelist of IP addresses for my family members.
As Venson mentioned, I also have a domain set up (in the past a free subdomain from no-ip, for the last few years I'm renting from formerly Google Domains), but you can also have your modem's external IP plugged in at family's locations (though you'll likely have to visit to update whenever your IPA changes).
This has worked out for me so far, and I've also not had to change my whitelist yet (I keep KeePass credentials for each user's seven word password and a note with their IPA so I can easily tell what to replace should theirs change).