Remote web access to a miner

[Tecpoint]

I am wondering if someone can point me to the appropriate resources to get more info.

Is there a way to access miners via the web remotely?

The reason I'm asking, is that I have access (via family connections) to an industrial facility with very cheap power because it is located adjacent to a local power plant. However the facility is very far form me - on the other continent. So I don't want to travel there more than I have to.

Secondly, my friend wants to do it too. Ideally, I would want him to have access to his own miners.

Thanks

[monkeynutts]

yes, there are several ways.

id be tempted to use a raspberry pi, have it one the same network as the miners and run openVPN on it.

from your home machine you can then connect the VPN and browse each miners web interface as if you were plugged into the same local network.

[Minerkev]

Hard to explain in forums because difficulty...i think you really have to search the web and you need to get into this...
Openvpn is sure safest way! You can also try services like dyndns.org with portforwarding...easy but not as safe
http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/vpn.openvpn
Have fun 

[Tecpoint]

Thanks for the replies guys.
Based on the advice, I am reading this guide right now:
http://readwrite.com/2014/04/10/raspberry-pi-vpn-tutorial-server-secure-web-browsing

[Valzador]

MinePeon allows you to setup a Raspberry Pi as a host for mining hardware.

You can also access it using a browser using a local ip address.

http://minepeon.com/index.php/Main_Page

[aurel57]

I use Team Viewer and it works great. You need to leave your computer on while away and if your afraid of power outages then use a laptop so the battery will give a couple hours of backup for short outages. But I used to even reboot my computers with Team Viewer and it worked great.

[notlist3d]

I use Team Viewer and it works great. You need to leave your computer on while away and if your afraid of power outages then use a laptop so the battery will give a couple hours of backup for short outages. But I used to even reboot my computers with Team Viewer and it worked great.

TeamViewer is a great product for this.  With it even if your IP changes your login can get to your house computer.   Once logging in it would be like you are home and can access your miners on the network.

[guitarplinker]

I use Team Viewer and it works great. You need to leave your computer on while away and if your afraid of power outages then use a laptop so the battery will give a couple hours of backup for short outages. But I used to even reboot my computers with Team Viewer and it worked great.

TeamViewer is a great product for this.  With it even if your IP changes your login can get to your house computer.   Once logging in it would be like you are home and can access your miners on the network.

If you decide to go the TeamViewer route I'd set a strong password to connect though. I've heard of people using the default 4-5 character password who've had their machines hacked into and coins stolen, if they keep crypto-coins on their PC unencrypted. I'd personally go the VPN route, for me it would be easier to manage my machines on my phone through the internet browser than through a TeamViewer app.

[notlist3d]

I use Team Viewer and it works great. You need to leave your computer on while away and if your afraid of power outages then use a laptop so the battery will give a couple hours of backup for short outages. But I used to even reboot my computers with Team Viewer and it worked great.

TeamViewer is a great product for this.  With it even if your IP changes your login can get to your house computer.   Once logging in it would be like you are home and can access your miners on the network.

If you decide to go the TeamViewer route I'd set a strong password to connect though. I've heard of people using the default 4-5 character password who've had their machines hacked into and coins stolen, if they keep crypto-coins on their PC unencrypted. I'd personally go the VPN route, for me it would be easier to manage my machines on my phone through the internet browser than through a TeamViewer app.

You brought up something I forgot to mention.  As a general rule don't keep a wallet on the computer with remote access.  Have it to log into miners, but don't keep confidential/important documents on it.

[hugs1BTC]

I am wondering if someone can point me to the appropriate resources to get more info.

Is there a way to access miners via the web remotely?

The reason I'm asking, is that I have access (via family connections) to an industrial facility with very cheap power because it is located adjacent to a local power plant. However the facility is very far form me - on the other continent. So I don't want to travel there more than I have to.

Secondly, my friend wants to do it too. Ideally, I would want him to have access to his own miners.

Thanks

Maybe a silly question but...does this facility have internet connection? If yes, VPN would be a great choice. If you're not sure how to use it you can grab software like TeamViewer, it's very easy to install and use. Use a strong password as already recommended.

[notlist3d]

I am wondering if someone can point me to the appropriate resources to get more info.

Is there a way to access miners via the web remotely?

The reason I'm asking, is that I have access (via family connections) to an industrial facility with very cheap power because it is located adjacent to a local power plant. However the facility is very far form me - on the other continent. So I don't want to travel there more than I have to.

Secondly, my friend wants to do it too. Ideally, I would want him to have access to his own miners.

Thanks

Maybe a silly question but...does this facility have internet connection? If yes, VPN would be a great choice. If you're not sure how to use it you can grab software like TeamViewer, it's very easy to install and use. Use a strong password as already recommended.

Depending on how technical you are would make a choice to.  TeamViewer takes really no skills to use/install.

If you do VPN make sure you have a static IP.