Rite, my question has a few parts to it so I'll start with wot my setup is and wot I want to do.
I have the parts to build myself a freenas box over the weekend. Parts are
CPU - G1850
Mobo - E3C224D2I
Ram - 2x8gb (16gb) ddr3 1600 crucial ecc
HDD - 4x HGST deskstar Nas 7200 4Tb (16tb)
PSU - evga 430w 80+
Case - fractal design node 304
So I'm going to use freenas but can't find anywhere a guide to getting my VPN (expressvpn) running in freenas and won't be changing VPN as i like it and have paid for a year.
I want my box to be my Plex and file server and do some standard storage to free up my normal pc.
Currently (on my normal pc) with my VPN active I can't access Plex remotely which is a big part of what I want to do and have to switch off the VPN to access Plex. I want to get remote access running with my VPN active. I also do some torrenting and would not want to do that without the cover of a VPN. Incase I can't get the vpn running on freenas am I still covered if I do the torrenting to my normal pc through the VPN but then transfer the downloaded file to the Nas box for remote access? Ideally I would like to put my VPN at the router level but I'm using bt homehub 5 and it doesn't have this facility (as far as I know) so this will have to remain the case until I get a pf sence router going but that's a while off.
Main things are get [strike]expressvpn[/strike] ExpressVPN running in [strike]freenas[/strike] FreeNAS and get Plex remote access through [strike]express VPN[/strike] ExpressVPN.
I am new to networking but reasonably experienced with building and running computers.
Any and all help and advice welcome.
Thanks
I have the parts to build myself a freenas box over the weekend. Parts are
CPU - G1850
Mobo - E3C224D2I
Ram - 2x8gb (16gb) ddr3 1600 crucial ecc
HDD - 4x HGST deskstar Nas 7200 4Tb (16tb)
PSU - evga 430w 80+
Case - fractal design node 304
So I'm going to use freenas but can't find anywhere a guide to getting my VPN (expressvpn) running in freenas and won't be changing VPN as i like it and have paid for a year.
I want my box to be my Plex and file server and do some standard storage to free up my normal pc.
Currently (on my normal pc) with my VPN active I can't access Plex remotely which is a big part of what I want to do and have to switch off the VPN to access Plex. I want to get remote access running with my VPN active. I also do some torrenting and would not want to do that without the cover of a VPN. Incase I can't get the vpn running on freenas am I still covered if I do the torrenting to my normal pc through the VPN but then transfer the downloaded file to the Nas box for remote access? Ideally I would like to put my VPN at the router level but I'm using bt homehub 5 and it doesn't have this facility (as far as I know) so this will have to remain the case until I get a pf sence router going but that's a while off.
Main things are get [strike]expressvpn[/strike] ExpressVPN running in [strike]freenas[/strike] FreeNAS and get Plex remote access through [strike]express VPN[/strike] ExpressVPN.
I am new to networking but reasonably experienced with building and running computers.
Any and all help and advice welcome.
Thanks
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