▲ 30 ▼ [SOLVED] Can I host my own Lemmy instance on localhost? (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Octopus1348@thelemmy.club to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments Would it be possible for me to make comments to other instances etc? Solved: I can't, it would only work with a public domain.
[–] towerful@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Doesn't work if you are on CGNAT permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dog@suppo.fi 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) See: Anything that can open ports. NAT of any kind tends to not allow opening ports. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Absolutely. However I feel like the whole thread needs extra clarification, considering the question OP posed. Dynamic DNS isn't a magic wand in the way a Reverse Proxy over VPN is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 1 point 2 years ago Yea, that is also what I thought. To bypass this, you would need something like Cloudflare Tunnels or setup a VPN on a VPS, that redirects traffic to your homeserver. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dog@suppo.fi 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) See: Anything that can open ports. NAT of any kind tends to not allow opening ports. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Absolutely. However I feel like the whole thread needs extra clarification, considering the question OP posed. Dynamic DNS isn't a magic wand in the way a Reverse Proxy over VPN is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Absolutely. However I feel like the whole thread needs extra clarification, considering the question OP posed. Dynamic DNS isn't a magic wand in the way a Reverse Proxy over VPN is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 1 point 2 years ago Yea, that is also what I thought. To bypass this, you would need something like Cloudflare Tunnels or setup a VPN on a VPS, that redirects traffic to your homeserver. permalink fedilink source parent