--- title: I stopped paying for ChatGPT after putting my local LLM... description: A developer explains how using Tailscale's mesh VPN eliminated the need for a ChatGPT Plus subscription by making a home-hosted local LLM accessible from any... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-paying-for-chatgpt-after-putting-my-local-llm-on-tailscale-hpgmnftkf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I stopped paying for ChatGPT after putting my local LLM on Tailscale | daily.dev og:description: A developer explains how using Tailscale's mesh VPN eliminated the need for a ChatGPT Plus subscription by making a home-hosted local LLM accessible from any... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-paying-for-chatgpt-after-putting-my-local-llm-on-tailscale-hpgmnftkf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hPgmnfTKF.png og:image:alt: I stopped paying for ChatGPT after putting my local LLM on Tailscale og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I stopped paying for ChatGPT after putting my local LLM on Tailscale **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer explains how using Tailscale's mesh VPN eliminated the need for a ChatGPT Plus subscription by making a home-hosted local LLM accessible from any device, anywhere. The setup involves installing Tailscale on a home server, laptop, and phone, using MagicDNS to name the server, and enabling HTTPS via Tailscale Serve. The result is private, subscription-free AI access on the go, with ChatGPT's free tier kept as a fallback for complex tasks or server downtime. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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