Hiding IP on publicly hosted server?
reddit / selfhosted

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Icy_Skill_909 · 2023-12-13 09:49

I host a public Minecraft server that is connected to my domain. How
can I hide my IP address and only make it accessible through this
domain?

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Max-_-Power · 2023-12-13 09:59

No

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ElevenNotes · 2023-12-13 10:01

You can't, the domain name is translated into your IP and this
information is publicly available to everyone on the internet. If you
want to hide your residential IP address and still host a Minecraft
server at home, the only option is to get a static IPv4 via VPN like
Mullvad or a VPS.

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OwnSchedule2124 · 2023-12-13 10:02

HSTS through a proxy server means that connecting to an IP address
won't result in connecting to the application behind it, but there is
no legitimate concept of "hiding an IP address". That is impossible.

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itsmesid · 2023-12-13 10:04

Buy a Minecraft proxy hosting from someone like apex hosting .

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ElEd0 · 2023-12-13 10:05

You cant hide an IP that is connected to your domain. The domain name
is just an alias that resolves to an IP on the client side.

If you really wanted to hide your IP you should use an external
service like cloudflare to reverse proxy the traffic to your server,
in which case you would still need to configure some type of firewall
to allow connections only from the cloudflare endpoint cause there are
tons of bots constantly searching for minecraft servers and they could
easely find it and your IP if you dont hide it somehow.

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tillybowman · 2023-12-13 10:10

before anyone starts talking about reverse proxies, vpn and stuff:

what is your intention behind it? why do you want to do it?

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antno1000 · 2023-12-13 10:11

Look at windscribe vpn services, the offer another service that
proxies services like these while hiding your ip as info passes their
servers.... Worth checking out!

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StockKnife · 2023-12-13 10:16

It can be done, tutorial here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/admincraft/s/dBkhWUU2ir

If you don't have much network experience or time to learn/test, go
with a paid service such as Apex hosting :)

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StockKnife · 2023-12-13 10:19

i believe you're right here with TCP only on cloudflared tunnels.
Parsing traffic though A VPN tunnel to a VPS would probs be the way to
go

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Madman1597 · 2023-12-13 10:25

Its not a bulletproof solution, but TCPShield, with the respective
plugin installed, then map the TCPShield IP to your domain

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doodeoo · 2023-12-13 10:28

This is like saying "how can I tell someone how to drive to my house
without letting them know where my house is"

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bufandatl · 2023-12-13 10:32

You can’t hide you public IP without that IP no one would be able to
connect. It’s Networking 101. but what you can do as others said get a
Minecraft proxy and host that on a VPS or have it hosted by someone
else and have that IP exposed to clients while only your VPS sees your
public IP in this communication setting.

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herrjonk · 2023-12-13 10:45

If I would selfhost minecraft server I'd put it on another internal
network, but this might require some knowhow with vlans and/or
creating interfaces in your firewall.

VPS/rent a server will probably put you most at ease if you're
inexperienced with port forwarding and security. Just expect that if
you host something publicly you'll get scanned all the time, but if
proper setup the risk is very low