Build your OWN VPN! Here's how (and why you NEED to)

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Contents:

00:00 – I need my OWN VPN
00:32 – What you need
01:57 – Sometimes you need a different KIND of VPN
02:59 – PiVPN on a Pi
03:47 – PiVPN Setup
05:34 – Security – you’ve been warned
06:17 – Setting up our first VPN connection
07:41 – Speeeeed
08:17 – Home Assistant from anywhere on my iPhone
09:06 – Debugging VPN problems
09:49 – No Static IP? No problem!
11:02 – CG-NAT? Yeah, that’s a problem
11:55 – Do you really need your own VPN?