u/Significant_Elk1030

So, while I was setting up remote access for my home server with Debian running CasaOS, I tried to use easy-wg (WireGuard) to enable that, and I temporarily edited the config file to not use a reverse proxy, possibly accidentally exposing my server to the public internet. After a few minutes, I removed the package and used Tailscale to connect.

When I attempted to reconnect to my server, I couldn’t connect to it, neither with Tailscale enabled or disabled.

Since I don’t really feel like turning the server on again to check if I was hacked, I’m just gonna assume that I was, so I’ll boot the computer from Tails and format everything, then reinstall Debian. I want to know if it was technically possible that I’ve been hacked, if WireGuard exposes the computer to the public internet right after setup and if I should take extra actions with the other devices connected to the network (I had Home Assistant set up btw).