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  • That’s not really what it’s saying.

    It’s saying if they sell less power then the cost per unit of power goes up. This is how all businesses work due to economies of scale. If you sell a lot of stuff then you can sell the stuff for less money and still make more money.

    If you personally use less power then that won’t increase your price per unit enough to offset the savings you made by using less power.




  • Unfortunately not, no.

    That sounds like it is still a VPN client which is directing your outbound traffic according to how you have it configured.

    You want to have a VPN server that routes inbound traffic to the relevant internal network device (hassio, NAS, printer etc) so that they can be used from outside the network.

    The first step is to have a device on your network to run the VPN server software. That could be your router or it could be a computer or you can also install it on a Synology NAS if you have one.

    Open VPN is free software that you can use as the server.


  • You can’t use the VPN that you have to access your hassio instance.

    There are two sides to a VPN… the server and the client. You (or your friend) are paying to use someone else’s server and you have the client installed on your phone or computer.

    For this use, you have to set up the VPN server on your local network and allow people to connect to it from outside your network which can be tricky if you’re not experienced in networks.

    Having said that, you may find that your router already has a VPN server built in that just needs setting up. If you have a Synology NAS you might be able to install VPN software on that.


  • VPNs allow you to connect to a remote network in a way that it treats you as being on that network locally.

    There two common uses for this. The one that you have connects to someone else’s network so that you can keep your browsing behaviour private from your ISP or coffee shop or wherever you access the internet from.

    The other use is to access a resource in your network from outside that network. In this case, your hassio instance when you’re not at home.

    This second use involves you setting up the VPN in your network so that you can connect to it from outside.