For remote access to pi

[Woodi281]

First of all, really appreciate the time you spend on this project and have helped so many of us. Curious if you've considered adding Tailscale as an add-on for remote access to the Pi when not at home. I know you've mentioned OpenVPN as a good way for remote access. Tailscale is free software with tier pay for users above 3. It uses encrypted data and is very secure.

[jgyates]

Hi @Woodi281

I have not personally used tailscale, however I have heard others describe it favorably.

Adding any type of VPN to a system running genmon is highly recommended but an add on is probably not the right venue for this for a few reasons.

1. Add ons typcally inport or export data to or from genmon and a VPN would be more of a system wide setting
2. Add on program store the config data in /etc/genmon and can be backed up from this directory. A VPN like tailscale would require additional data for a backup

A better option would be to add a wiki page on setting up tailscale. I would be happy to add this if provided the text from someone using tailscale on a regular basis.

[myDigitalplumber]

I like the Pintsize Cloud solution, it's simple, easy to use and only costs $15 per year. Great for remote access to your Genmon info.