[arm-allstar] Using the Zerotier VPN solution. ---Was: Ipv6

[Mike - W5JR]

A few years ago, I set up a Softether VPN on a Pi. There’s a two part YouTube instruction step by step series by K6OZY. Plugs into the router. It keeps me from having to expose lots of devices through the firewall for remote access. It was my first foray into Raspberry Pi’s. 

Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jduyr5vRqzA

Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaH8LJ6_MQc


tnx
Mike / W5JR
Alpharetta GA


> On Mar 4, 2021, at 01:34, David McGough via ARM-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> If you're needing to completely painlessly setup a VPN, and don't mind 
> having a 3rd party involved, at this point I recommend using zerotier.  I 
> built a hamvoip package for zerotier a few weeks ago. I had never tried 
> zerotier before then, but, I have to say, using this solution is 
> completely painless....At least from my testing, thus far.
> 
> .....Note that a very simple installation is described, below. You need at 
> least 2 devices on the network to try this out.
> 
> Setup is very, very simple.  Here are very steps to get setup on a HamVoIP 
> nodes:
> 
> 1)  Go to the zerotier website, register and activate an account. The
> website is here. Use the "Register" link:  https://my.zerotier.com/
> 
> 2) Login to your new account and click the "Create a network" button. A 
> new network with an arbitrary name will be created.
> 
> 3) Click the link to enter the setup page for your new network. At the top 
> of the webpage, you'll notice a 16 character (8 hexadecimal digits) 
> network ID.  Something like "1c33c1ced0e4c478"  ....Make a note of this 
> ID.
> 
> 4) Now install the software on the HamVoIP node from the bash shell 
> prompt:
> 
> pacman -Sy zerotier-one
> 
> 5) Once the package is installed, run the zerotier daemon, which goes 
> immediately into the background:
> 
> zerotier-one -U -d
> 
> 
> 6) From the HamVoIP node, join your new VPN network using the network ID 
> noted above....For EXAMPLE:
> 
> zerotier-cli -J 1c33c1ced0e4c478
> 
> *NOTE* that "1c33c1ced0e4c478" is an example...Use the network ID you got 
> from the zerotier webpage, using your account.
> 
> 7) The final step is to go back to the zerotier webpage and scroll down to 
> the "Members" section and click the checkbox at the left to authorize the 
> HamVoIP device, allowing it to join the network.
> 
> 8) That's it!  Your VPN should now be on-line and running.  All your 
> connected devices should show up on the zerotier webpage.
> 
> 9) To launch your VPN when the node boots, just edit the /etc/rc.local 
> file and place the command: "zerotier-one -U -d"  (without the quotes) 
> just above the exit statement at the bottom of the file.  It automatically 
> knows what networks to join.
> 
> 
> Have Fun!
> 
> 73, David KB4FXC
> 
> 
> 
> 
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