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Joseph edited this page Sep 10, 2026 · 1 revision

Remote Access

Ways to reach your Tori server from outside your home network.

Option 1: Port forwarding (home server)

Forward your router's external port to your Tori machine's local IP and port (default 43211). Your ISP-assigned public IP becomes your access point — a dynamic DNS service (e.g. DuckDNS, No-IP) is recommended since home IPs often change.

Downsides: exposes your server directly to the internet; requires your computer to stay on and connected; some ISPs block inbound ports or use CGNAT (no public IP at all).

Option 2: VPN mesh (Tailscale / ZeroTier)

Install Tailscale (or similar) on both your Tori host and any device connecting to it. Devices get a private mesh IP that works from anywhere, with no ports exposed to the public internet.

Best for: personal use across your own devices, without wanting a public URL.

Option 3: Cloud VPS

Run Tori entirely on a rented VPS (e.g. a small Ubuntu instance) instead of your home machine. This gives you a stable public IP, no dependence on your home network/ISP, and true 24/7 uptime.

  1. Provision a Linux VPS (2 vCPU / 4GB RAM / 40GB disk is a reasonable baseline).
  2. Build or upload the tori Linux binary and run it as a systemd service so it survives reboots.
  3. Set host = '0.0.0.0' in config.toml (see Configuration).
  4. Point Tori Denshi/Tenji at the VPS's public IP and port.
  5. Set a server password (Settings → General) since this instance is reachable by anyone who finds the IP.
  6. Optionally put it behind a domain + HTTPS (e.g. via Caddy or nginx + Let's Encrypt) instead of raw http://ip:port.

Note: since your media library and/or torrent activity happens on the VPS itself, this only makes sense if you're not relying on files stored on your own computer — see Desktop Streaming Setup for a debrid/torrent-based setup that doesn't need local storage.

Security checklist for any remote setup

  • Set a server password
  • Keep Tori updated to the latest release
  • Don't expose your torrent client's Web UI (qBittorrent, etc) publicly — only the Tori server port needs to be reachable

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