Total newb needs help
reddit / selfhosted

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GeximuZ · 2023-12-20 00:20

Hi all, I recently started experimenting with hosting my own server
and buying a domain.

Now I'm having massive issues trying to get my webserver connected to
my domain and being able to access it over the internet.

I'm using apache on a windows PC as the webserver, bought my domain on
Vimexx and I have to use a DDNS service like no-ip because I'm unable
to get a static ipv6 address.

I'm unsure to what DNS settings I have to configure on my domain and
also unsure to where I have to point my apache config (my domain name
or the DUC DDNS name?

The real reason I want all of this to work is because I want to host a
private website and be able to remote connect to my jellyfin server
through my domain. E.g. jellyfin.mydomain.com. (this via port 443 for
extra security)

I hope any one here can shed some light and help me out!

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GrilledChickenWings · 2023-12-20 01:02

I believe the windows server PC  is at your home. This would mean you
should be able to route requests coming to internet IP to this
internal windows PC IP.  This will require port forwarding to be
enabled in router.
To enable port forwarding, Does your ISP give you an internet IP or a
CGNAT IP ? If its CGNAT, things get little complicated and you need to
use service like tailscale etc.
if its an Internet IP, you can install nginix reverse proxy on your
windows PC and forward requests your port 80 of webserver.

BTW i wont recommend running a web server on a PC, due to power
consumption in long term and stability. you should look from some NAS
solutions.
Also if your home internet where this PC is located is not extremely
high speed (especially upload) , streaming video from externally will
be very slow and lag.

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GeximuZ · 2023-12-20 12:02

>internet IP or a CGNAT IP

I currently use a desktop pc running windows as a server in my own
home yes.

My ISP gives me an internet IP over IPv6. At least I think so
([telenet.be](https://telenet.be)) how can I verify this?

My internet speed at home is 1000mbps download and 40mbps upload, I
currently use port-forwarding to view my Jellyfin outside of my
private network and this runs very well.

I'm currently using Apache but I'm unable to get it to work, do you
suggest it's easier if I would try Nginx? Is it also possible to use
port 443 instead of 80? I'd like the extra security

Also, since my IPv6 address is constantly changing I'd need to use
something like NO-IP. Is there anything better or simpler to use then
this? I hear about Cloudflare tunnels though I don't have any
experience with this yet.

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Thanks

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jonathanhimself · 2023-12-20 15:16

Hi ! If you want to spare yourself the hassle of having to set up a
DDNS and forwarding several ports, you could opt to have your domain's
DNS handled by Cloudflare (It's free) and then set up an ssh tunnel to
Cloudflare Zero Trust. It's really easy and you can then setup the
services you want to accept traffic to and from. It's much easier than
it seems.

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GeximuZ · 2023-12-20 20:29

I'm currently looking into this option, thanks for suggesting it!

Do you know if its also possible to host a webserver using this
tunneling technology?

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jonathanhimself · 2023-12-21 13:37

Yes. Absolutely.