Nas and BubbleUPNP server

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(07-10-2022 17:39)simbun Wrote:  

(07-10-2022 17:08)fblack Wrote:  Thanks @simbun for the VPN to LAN suggestion. I confess that I have never done anything like that before, but I am willing to give it a try.

Is this the correct set of instructions?

https://kb.synology.com/en-my/DSM/tutori...VPN_server

Also: would I then use BubbleUPNP as normal, but connected to the NAS by VPN?

Hi @fblack,

I don't have a Synology, but it looks like the right place to start. Given the instructions are minimal I assume that once you've selected OpenVPN (or WireGuard if it's available) it steps you through the rest of the process.

Given you've already got BubbleUPnP server working remotely I assume you know how to open a port on your router.

Once it's set up, you'll need to install the OpenVPN/WireGuard app on your phone and configure with your Synology's credentials and assuming MinimServer is also on the Synology then it should just appear in BubbleUPnP. If MinimServer isn't on the Synology, getting UPnP to work over a VPN can be troublesome, so hopefully that's not the case.

Would be helpful if anyone with a Synology has any input at this stage.

One thing to check up front, are you using BubbleUPnP server for anything other than internet access e.g. transcoding e.t.c, as you'll just get vanilla MinimServer through the VPN.

I'm not the original poster, but have been trying to do the same thing. I've installed OpenVPN on both my Android phone, and on the (Synology) NAS. All working fine and connecting OK. MinimServer is installed on the NAS and shows up on BubbleUPnP on my phone perfectly when I'm at home and thus not connected via VPN.

When I leave home and connect to the NAS using OpenVPN on my phone, it's hit and miss whether MinimServer appears on BubbleUPnP. Sometimes it's there, and when it is it works fine, but more often than not, it is not shown in the list of libraries. The Synology Media Server is usually visible (more than MinimServer) but even that is sometimes not listed either. Any ideas? Thanks