I want to set up a server on an old laptop at home to synchronize my Obsidian notes and some pdfs. I’ll install Nextcloud AIO but I have a question about domain.

Do I need to buy a domain name for the sync to work properly? I created a dynamic dns account on Noip but I don’t know if this is a temporary solution or permanent?

If the domain is necessary, is it enough to just buy a domain or do I need to buy a hosting package or something?

  • SecurityPro@lemmy.ml
    3·
    1 year ago

    Not required, but I have found it easy to do and easier to access your server from outside you home network. I use a domain along with a dynamic IP service. Plus I can use sub-domains for other self-hosted applications that I want to access outside my home network. Recently I added nginx proxy manager to manage all the inbound traffic to the various servers and sub-domains.

    • sandayle@iusearchlinux.fyiOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Thank you, I have read these but I didn’t understand well because of my English.

      I couldn’t get AIO work with Tailscale. I install Nextcloud Snap, it works well now.

  • phanto
    2·
    1 year ago

    I have a dyn account and it works for me. No hosting at all. That said, its price has gone up a lot since I first got it. My ISP rarely changes my IP on me, so I could probably get away with no hosting at all and just use my IP address as the nextcloud, but I didn’t know that back when I started using it.

  • nottheengineer@feddit.de
    2·
    1 year ago

    If you just want to access it with your own devices from anywhere, check out tailscale. I’m using it to access my desktop from anywhere and it works perfectly without having to screw around with DDNS.