Noob NGINX / self-host question

posted 1 year ago

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:

Do I need to set up NGINX on a VPS (or similar cloud based server) to send the queries to my home box?
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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TCB13@lemmy.world

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1 year ago

My recommendation for a free dynamic DNS service goes for https://freedns.afraid.org/

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fiddlestix@lemmy.worldOP

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1 year ago

Thanks. Annoyingly, perhaps, I’ve just signed up for a year of NextDNS.

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