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Noob NGINX / self-host question (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hi all. Noob question/s here. I want to be able to access my Immich server (docker) externally and maybe set up some others (e.g. Mealio). My understanding is that I need (should) use NGINX reverse proxy for this. My questions are:

  1. Do I need to set up NGINX on a VPS (or similar cloud based server) to send the queries to my home box?

  2. Do I need to purchase a domain (randomblahblah.xyz) to use as the main access route from outside my house?

Thanks a lot.

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Why keep giving cloudflare a monopoly of the internet traffic? Isn't the whole self-hosting movement about breaking out of the tech giants' shenanigans and promoting a healthy alternative with a decentralized and robust internet?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I honestly don't care. I just self host as a way to not be locked into google specifically. So if I ever do decide to switch to something else outside of Cloudflare or Tailscale, I can. By the way, I tried to set up Wireguard and I felt like I had to have a degree in engineering to get it to work. Then I tried wg-easy and that didn't work. Went to the github and seen it had like 300 issues. I like stuff that just works and I don't have to spend hours tinkering with.

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