To start, I’ve read the wiki, browsed many posts from using the search function and also watched a bunch of videos. However, something I haven’t seen mentioned is using a home router as the vpn server router.
Following the Wiki, this is option 3: setting up your own vpn server as your home network.
I often read that people mention the travel routers need to be rebooted often as they’re not meant to be used continuously (not sure if this is actually true or not) but with that in mind, I thought to use a home router instead of a travel one, since it’s just going to be sitting at home acting as the VPN server. From my own experience, my router is on 24/7 365 and I never have issues, so I figure this would translate over here as well.
Will I avoid any issues of constant rebooting doing this instead of setting up two travel routers?
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You need both. The home router stays at home and runs the VPN server. The travel router travels and runs a VPN client that connects to the VPN server at your home. Your laptop travels with you and connects to the travel router. All devices that are traveling with you, connected to the travel router appear to be connected to your home internet.
Get a gateway like the brume2. I use this as the server and it works well. Never had to reboot.
try flashedrouter.com, it’s a solid setup and does not need to be rebooted
Thanks for the reply.
To clarify, I know I need two routers. Just from what I read, people mention getting two “travel routers”, one for home and one for travel. But I’m thinking instead to get a “home router” for home, since from my experience it won’t have any issues running 24/7 365 like a “travel router” might.
Example: A GL.iNet Flint at home and a Beryl AX for travel. As opposed to two Beryl AX’s, as I’ve often see mentioned online.
Do you run this setup? Curious on your experiences of needing or not needing to reboot often as I’ve read.
Thanks so much for the suggestion! I’ve never seen this mentioned before but it seems much more appropriate than another home router linked to a home router, since I just want it only as a VPN server.
I have an unrelated question which I can’t find an solid answer to. The travel router Beryl AX has 1 WAN port and 1 LAN port. If the router is receiving internet via WiFi, can I use the WAN port to connect a laptop via cable, or only the LAN port? I have two laptops which I’d want to run separately via cable (ideally I don’t want to get a switch as that’s another thing I’d need to power and carry).
You need a stable device you’re comfortable managing that can run some sort of VPN server. Doesn’t really matter what it is. I run OpenVPN on a Raspberry Pi 4
I’m not sure why you’d get a travel router as a home router, though I guess you could. I have the GL.iNet Flint at my mothers house and travel with a Slate. So to answer your question, yes get a home router and not a travel router for your server.
Yes. While I’ve never used it, there’s an option on the beryl ax admin panel that allows you to use the wan port as a lan port giving you potentially 2 lan ports 
I second the Brume 2. Mine has been on for six months without fail.
However I bought a Kasa smart plug to reboot it incase required.
Yeah I see it mentioned often by videos related to this discussion. “The beryl ax/slate ax is awesome, get two of these…” And see it mentioned in comments, while in the same paragraph saying they need to reboot often.
Anyway, I decided to go with the Brume 2 as another poster mentioned. I have an ISP router (and unable to change - yay for Canadian telecom monopolies) and so having two routers is unnecessary.
Hi, I was reading about 2 router and vpn thing. Can you guide me step by step please. I have Gl net home router. If I need to use my home IP while traveling then what I need to do?
So far I understood, I need to setup wiregaurd server on my home router which is GL net router (Flint). Next I need to buy an travel router and setup wiregaurd client. Like copy the server code and paste it to the client router.
please correct me if I am wrong. And what if my public IP changes in future?
That’s great, thanks for confirming that. You’ve been a great help!
It’s my choice because it’s cheap and infinitely flexible
