Is self-hosting with the default Comcast residential router possible?? reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kjlw69 · 2023-11-27 06:39 I've been putting off switching to a cable-modem I bought a few months back, because of Comcasts tech. support. I've also been trying to self-host services with tailscale(VPN)-caddy(R.proxy)-Pi-hole, but have been having little success. I don't want to directly expose the NT IP. like with DDNS. I also don't want to use CF tunnels, b/c they route through CF and could cut me off from my service if I stream too much of my media. With the Comcast default router/gateway they don't let you set custom dhcp or dns or dynamically FWD dhcp or dns to other devices. Is this why the Videos on-line explaining self-hosting always say do what is best for you; but I bought this PFsense or expensive Unify router for example?? Is self hosting with a default router even possible?? I have a DDWRT as my wifi router already, and a second one I can place behind a plain cable modem; which I get I will have to call customer support to get working. I plan to use the First DDWRT with wifi disabled as my DHCP server, and have DNS forwarded to a pi-hole. Is this the best idea for getting my services working properly?? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wtfwhostolemyname · 2023-11-27 06:47 In my experience, not with just the default router. I set mine to Bridge mode and use my TP-Link router for everything else. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- kweiske · 2023-11-27 06:51 This is the way. I have a Comcast modem in bridge mode, and a OpenWRT router behind it. I run Proxmox as a homelab, and run a Nginx Proxy Manager container, which handles incoming port 80/443, and routes it to the correct internal host based on what host name you tried to reach. I have to get mail relayed on a non-standard port, but that's a minor issue. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kjlw69 · 2023-11-27 07:19 Mine is one of the models that ties into the xfinity app, and does not have a bridge mode that I've ever seen. At least not in the app, but maybe in the router itself which I can't remember where I put it's password. But I have a plain Cable modem only I think I can call and get activated, to be a dumb pipe to my DDWRT router. I get why CC wants to do this for people who love their apps and want to helicopter parent their kids, and ease the setup process, but it's just me and my roommate and she's older than me in my 40's. The one downside of switching away that I can think of, is that I won't be able to remotely reset the router; but one of us is usually here if resetting is needed. Also resetting the CC router takes a while(12 minutes). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- McMaster-Bate · 2023-11-27 10:22 I think all of them interface into the app, but you should be able to access it at 10.0.0.1 and set bridge mode there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fifteengetsyoutwenty · 2023-11-27 10:32 Yes with cloudflare tunnels. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Trustworthy_Fartzzz · 2023-11-27 13:35 Yes, correct. Bridge mode is not accessible from the app. Only from the web UI on the modem itself. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EndlessHiway · 2023-11-27 14:14 Yes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- adaughe2 · 2023-11-27 14:32 Yes, you can. I use both Cloudflare tunnels (for things that don’t play nice) and nginx for everything else. Getting the port forward setup can be tricky since you have to use the app on your phone. Also using Cloudflare and proxying your DNS records will eliminate any NAT issues. You also may want to setup DHCP reservations to keep the IP addresses static. In typical Comcast fashion, this has to be done on your browser by going to your router’s IP instead of the app like you would for port forwarding. It would be nice of them to combine these settings in the same place. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- enforce1 · 2023-11-27 16:53 I bought my cable modem, it does not route anything. It goes directly to a hardware firewall. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- shmeekaz · 2023-11-27 21:06 I used WireGuard VPN for my setup so I don't have anything exposed directly to the internet. Just a matter of open up the UDP port. WG is secure; I have a separate DDNS server that updates my A record whenever my IP changes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EddieKeytonJr · 2023-11-27 21:54 Use a reverse proxy instead of cloudflare tunnel in my opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kjlw69 · 2023-11-28 03:30 I get that, but I forgot what I set as the p/w. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kjlw69 · 2023-11-28 03:35 Alright I guess I'll try resetting the router/modem to get the admin panel p/w reset. My only problem with the default router is it puts off so much heat. Even with a USB fan trying to cool it non-stop I have to power down for 20 minutes give/take in the Summer months in an air conditioned apartment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kjlw69 · 2023-11-28 03:40 I don't like CF tunnels, b/c I prefer to tunnel in w/ Tailscale-VPN, and Reverse proxy w/ Caddy; that way I will using my bandwidth alone, so I can stream unlimited locally saved/served media. CF tunnels are super non-specific about how much data they might consider too much. I just don't want to risk it, plus w/ TS I get a free TS-domain. My budget is tiny! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FettyWompRat · 2023-11-28 04:43 support can do it remotely ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AllTheModzAreCancer · 2023-11-28 07:59 All you have to do is plug in the new router and use the app to update the MAC address. I did it a couple weeks ago. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- arcadianarcadian · 2023-11-29 12:48 My rental property has its own internet connection, they give ethernet and wifi. I connected my Keenetic router through WAN port and installed many things (snmp-exporter, node-exporter, miniDLNA, crontab, etc.) with OPKG packages.