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Maxim Devaev 9 months ago
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# Port forwarding
If the PiKVM located on a local network needs to be made accessible from the Internet,
the easiest way to achieve this is a port forwarding on the router.
If you need to make PiKVM accessible from Internet,
the easiest way to achieve this by forwarding a port on the router.
In this case, an external (global) IP address must be assigned to the router.
This service is provided by the ISP.
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the [Tailscale VPN](tailscale.md).
* To configure port forwarding, refer to the documentation of the router.
* The Web UI listening ports `80` (HTTP) and `443` (HTTPS).
* By default port `80` performs permanent forwarding to `443` for security reasons.
* Forwarding the port `443` is sufficient.
* The [VNC](vnc.md) server runs on port `5900` (disabled by default).
* The Web UI listening ports are `80` (HTTP) and `443` (HTTPS).
* By default, port `80` performs permanent forwarding to `443` for security reasons.
* Forwarding the port `443` is sufficient in most cases.
* If enabled, the [VNC](vnc.md) server runs on port `5900` (disabled by default).
!!! warning
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before opening access to PiKVM from the Internet!**
* It is strongly recommended to obtain a valid HTTPS certificate, for example via [Let's Encrypt](letsencrypt.md).
* A good practice is using a custom port number instead of `443` from the Internet side, for example `14438` to avoid common port scanners.
* If you still decide to use the `443` port number, you may have to forward port `80` to get a redirect for your convenience.
* If you still decide to use the `443` port number, you may want to forward port `80` to get a convenient redirect.
Remember that port forwarding is a powerful and convenient tool, but security depends entirely on the user.
In some cases, a VPN may be a more secure, but less convenient option (since it requires a VPN client on all devices that access PiKVM).
Port forwarding is a powerful and convenient tool, but remember that security depends entirely on your configuration.
In most cases, a VPN is a more secure, but less convenient option (since it requires a VPN client on all devices that access PiKVM).

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