# Ignition access thru the internet **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [November 9, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-access-thru-the-internet/29812 "2019-11-09T03:27:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-access-thru-the-internet/29812/2 "2019-11-09T07:35:08Z")
Please see following topics for advice > [@Publicly Accessing Vision Project via URL](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/publicly-accessing-vision-project-via-url/29602): > > I have some clients working with Vision project remotely, which they can do over VPN. Is there a way to make the project publicly accessible? My understanding is that there are 2 options: Recreate project in Perspective or use WebDev module to create front end website that will execute queries on the gateway and send data back and forth via API. Problem with Perspective, is almost all the windows in the Vision project use power tables with extension functions which doesn’t seem to have a coun… > [@Leaving Port 8088 Open](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/leaving-port-8088-open/28742): > > Hello, I will be designing a system where edge devices across the country will be pushing data to an Ignition server in the cloud. This Ignition Gateway Network can work either on a Virtual Private Network, or I can just leave port 8088 open and have the edge devices connect to the public IP of the main Ignition server. It would be much easier to maintain the system if the edge devices just connect to the main gateway through the public IP address.However I’m afraid leaving port 8088 open coul… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-access-thru-the-internet/29812)._