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Knocker, a knock based access control system for your homelab

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67 points xlmnxp | 2 comments | 22 Oct 25 08:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.561s | source
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eastabrooka ◴[22 Oct 25 09:44 UTC] No.45666781[source]▶
Its 2025, Just use Tailscale.
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lucideer ◴[22 Oct 25 09:51 UTC] No.45666830[source]▶
If you're running a homelab, the likelihood that you're interested in removing cloud-dependencies from your stack is above average. If that's the case, Tailscale is out.

Tailscale is just an added unnecessary external dependency layer (& security attack surface) on top of vanilla Wireguard. And in 2025 it's easier to run vanilla Wireguard than it's ever been.

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1. sneak ◴[22 Oct 25 17:56 UTC] No.45672775[source]▶
Not really. Most things people run in homelabs have tons of cloud dependencies. Try running Home Assistant offline, for example.
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2. lucideer ◴[22 Oct 25 18:16 UTC] No.45673059[source]▶
I run home assistant offline. I've never encountered any issues, except for the little weather widget that comes enabled by default not working.

I know there's plenty of HA integrations that require some cloud service but the core application is very offline-friendly...