How to access esxi 6.5 (free version) externally/remotely
How do i access esxi 6.5 free version externally (i.e. from a network or even another location like out of state or something like that) with another windows pc??
Let me also chime in and add that exposing your ESXi host to the Internet or another large-scoped network is a very bad idea and should be avoided. If you want to access the host client remotely, it's best to use some sort of jump box in the same network and not give direct access to the host itself.
Okay that's nice to know BUT i'm not always in the same building city or even state as my server and I need access to it as much as possible. mind you it's in my bedroom and the only one who has the key (and the knowledge to use it let alone a computer period) is me and I don't want to spend $$$ hiring someone to maintain them since I don't make any $$ whatsoever off of it and i'm on a really small fixed income (if I weren't i'd buy a commercial licence esxi and a more powerful server array) and I kinda need to work on things and monitor things when I'm on the go. so it'd be a reeeeeeealy nice thing if someone could help me figure this out. please and thanks.
Run a small Windows VM on your ESXi host. Put it on the same network segment as the host's management vmkernel port. Use a secure, remote-access technology of your choice to remote into that Windows VM. Launch a web browser to connect to and manage your ESXi host.
You’re right, I wasn’t mean to expose it in this way. We have multiple networks with firewall and I have wrote in that context. For accessing it outside networks, I would setup jumbox and setup vpn.
