VPN Gateway Setup

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Hello r/selfhosted

I was looking into hosting a VPN server so that I can securely connect to my home network.
Whilst researching I found this blog post and to me using a VPS as a VPN gateway seems most suitable for my situation.

However I dont understand what the function of HAProxy is in this setup. From my understanding, when you connect to a VPN, you connect to your network using an encrypted tunnel. Why does HAProxy need to forward the incoming traffic when you are already connected to your network?

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That article seems to be listing use cases. You don’t need it.

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Many home/consumer routers have the ability to setup a VPN server (usually OpenVPN and if your lucky, WireGuard) built in.