I wanted a secure way of accessing my home network whilst away.  Not only for my Home Assistant installation but to access files, photos, be able to work on scripts and the like.  I did some research into various ways but kept coming back to a VPN.  I found other reasons for using a VPN too, mainly to secure usage of public wifi, prevent region locking, and to use my PiHole DNS advert blocker. For instance, if I’m using public wifi at a cafe/shopping center I can connect via my VPN to secure any passwords/bank details that I enter.  If you don’t realise anyone sharing the same wifi network can gain access to your passwords or data that you enter, scared?  Have a read how they do it here. This same Pi is running an instance of PiHole for DNS level advert blocking, when I’m connected to my VPN, I’ll…Continue reading Using PiVPN to turn your RaspberryPi into a VPN. Access your home network securely from anywhere, secure any wifi connection