#Remote Access
One Tunnel Is the Only Way In—and a Single Point of Failure
The machine sits behind NAT with no ports open to the internet. Every way in runs through one cloudflared tunnel — web, SSH, and remote desktop. This article covers the four ingress routes I set up, how to read the signs when it goes down, and the trap that keeps the tunnel from starting at boot.
Managing Site Switches Remotely with UniFi's Cloud Connector Proxy
My workstation is in a different location from the site, with no VPN and no inbound ports open, but I still need to change VLANs per port, reserve fixed IPs, and track down failing cables. This article explains how Site Manager's connector proxy reaches the legacy API for both reads and writes without requesting a CSRF token, and the discipline needed when holding a key this powerful.
LAN Access for a Team of 7 Without Open Ports: Cloudflare Zero Trust
A team of 7 needs RDP access to machines on the LAN without opening any ports to the internet — the Cloudflare Zero Trust architecture (WARP + cloudflared), with 3 lessons from implementation: a forgotten IdP setup, Gateway defaults that allow everything, and the default-deny rule people forget most often
Put an Idle VPS to Work with WireGuard — A Complete Client Guide
Turn a VPS you signed up for on an annual plan into a WireGuard hub for accessing your home LAN anytime, without port forwarding — covering app installation, config imports, QR scanning, troubleshooting, and administration