I'm new to the whole project and this quickly went over my understanding I'm hoping to either receive the information or links that can further my understanding without jumping from essentially "learning the alphabet to writing a thesis on a rocket science."
To start I'm running TrueNAS 13 stable, and I would like to be able to access it from anywhere outside of my network. Initially I started with trying to setup a Remote desktop connection which I quickly found out my version of windows 10 doesn't allow. After a bit of looking, I found an article about potentially using port forwarding. Unfortunately, it didn't go in great detail other than mentioning it as a potential option and pointing out the need for security.
I went into my router and confirmed where port forwarding's settings were but not knowing how to ensure the security aspect thought it would be best to reach out. In my router I assume I just need to click for FTP and then enter the server ip address (the ip I'd use to get to the TrueNAS webpage)
From here I assume I need to go into TrueNAS webpage under services (ftp is turned on), click configure. Currently it's set as default so port 21, certificate is blank (freeNAS_default) is the only option im not sure if that's good/ideal or what I would do to get a different/better certificate.
Under Advance options only thing selected aside from file/directory permissions is "Always Chroot" under access.
So again, to clarify I'm looking for a secure way to access my TrueNAS server from outside of the network it is on. Currently the only two methods I am aware of are potentially Port forwarding and mapping the drive on the computers that would need access. Any and all assistance in the right direction is appreciated.
To start I'm running TrueNAS 13 stable, and I would like to be able to access it from anywhere outside of my network. Initially I started with trying to setup a Remote desktop connection which I quickly found out my version of windows 10 doesn't allow. After a bit of looking, I found an article about potentially using port forwarding. Unfortunately, it didn't go in great detail other than mentioning it as a potential option and pointing out the need for security.
I went into my router and confirmed where port forwarding's settings were but not knowing how to ensure the security aspect thought it would be best to reach out. In my router I assume I just need to click for FTP and then enter the server ip address (the ip I'd use to get to the TrueNAS webpage)
From here I assume I need to go into TrueNAS webpage under services (ftp is turned on), click configure. Currently it's set as default so port 21, certificate is blank (freeNAS_default) is the only option im not sure if that's good/ideal or what I would do to get a different/better certificate.
Under Advance options only thing selected aside from file/directory permissions is "Always Chroot" under access.
So again, to clarify I'm looking for a secure way to access my TrueNAS server from outside of the network it is on. Currently the only two methods I am aware of are potentially Port forwarding and mapping the drive on the computers that would need access. Any and all assistance in the right direction is appreciated.