submitted 5 months ago by abeorch@lemmy.ml to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Im sure this has been asked before i juat can't find where it has been - Maybe need to work on how to search Lemmy better. But...

Id like to eventually self host some sevices that require external access. While I have IpV6 addresses my IPV4 is dynamic.

Whats the best free way to be able to point some domains/ subdomains I have to my external dynamic IP and keep it updated. Im running OpenWrt on my router. - So possibly should be posting there.

Free Dyndns services seem to be a bit crap. Do I need to pay for a VPS? (seems to defeat the point of self hosting)

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

Don't expose your services directly to the internet. Instead rent a VPS and the use Wireguard to bring the traffic back home. In your home network your services should be in there own VLAN and everything should be isolated and sandboxed. Everything has the potential to be compromised so always practice least privilege and defense in depth.

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[-] bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I use TailScale and their free Personal plan.

Disclaimer though: I haven't done much due diligence on it. It was easy to install when I first started self hosting with Umbrel and I use it so rarely that it's good enough for my usage.

[-] abeorch@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

I want to be independent. My understanding is that Tail scale relies on a service they run or a endpoint you run on a VPS - Is that right?

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[-] traches@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago

If you can avoid it, don’t open ports in your firewall, don’t publish your home IP address, and keep everything behind a VPN. If only you and your family will be using these services, go with Tailscale or one of its competitors. Otherwise, VPS or cloudflare tunnel/competitor.

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