Install OpenVPN on shared web hosting

Vitor

I use Tailscale myself to expose devices on the home LAN for remote access, but for OPs needs I think a OneDrive share from the cloud is a simpler option.

My Tailscale setup is useful as I host Adguard Home on the LAN which sinks adverts by DNS filtering. My mobi runs Tailscale client so I get advert suppression all the time and on the laptop when at hotels.

RomfordNavy

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82179071#Comment_82179071

A VPN can be very much a link to a shared data drive, it is not just for forwarding internet traffic.

RomfordNavy

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82179110#Comment_82179110

The problem with Tailscale is that, unlike a storage VPN, it requires an additional install on Windows. I was hoping to find a way which works natively with Windows built-in drivers.

RomfordNavy

Further to above comments I have done a bit more experimenting. Dropbox will only open files in, for example, 'Excel for the web' not a local Excel application. Onedrive on the other hand can open in local Excel by clicking Open → Open in app.

MattMattMattUK

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82179598#Comment_82179598

A VPN is a pipe, nothing more, nothing less. You can bolt other services onto it if you want, but that is not a VPN.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82179657#Comment_82179657

Then you are doing it wrong. Dropbox can sync a folder on the local PC/Mac, it will do that in near real time, even warning other users if another is already accessing the specific file to avoid conflicts. The users can then open those locally synced folders in real time, with Office plugin as well if needed. OneDrive can function via local folder sync, web portal or direct integration into Office itself if desired.