Hi, this is my first post on this subreddit. I’ve been self-hosting various applications (Syncthing, Pi-hole, Navidrome, Jellyfin, Actual…) for almost two years now, and I want to take a step forward by accessing my resources from the public Internet.

I’ve been researching for one year about topics like port forwarding, reverse proxying, setting up VPN, and moving to a VPS; and I recently started trying Microsoft Azure’s Standard B1s VM. However, I can’t devise an acceptable and satisfactory solution.

These are some of my concerns:

  • I don’t want to apply for static IP and port forward from my router to my modem to the public Internet.
  • I need a sustainable solution since most VPS providers are too pricey for me.

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I’m open to every type of suggestion; you can criticize my concerns, too :)

  • DopeBoogie@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    If you want ‘random’ externals accessing your server, you’ll have to VPN out to a third party server that forwards ports, or host the entire thing in the cloud.

    Check out Tailscale Funnel

    • PhilipLGriffiths88@alien.topBEnglish
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      8 months ago

      You could also use zrok.io. It’s an open source alternative which can be self-hosted or has a free SaaS. It also includes cool features like ‘private sharing’ (which means both sides can be private with no inbound ports). I work on the parent project.