Greetings,

my current ISP refuses to provide me a static IP and they also blocks incoming connection to my ipv6 so I can’t host services on just ipv6 too. I will be changing my ISP when the plan expires.

without public IP I can host my own IRC bouncer but I would like to know what else can I self host? Thanks in advance!

  • whoareu@lemmy.caOPEnglish
    9·
    8 days ago

    actually I was thinking about hosting my own fediverse service to own my data but I can’t do that without a static public IP and domain name.

    • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      37·
      8 days ago

      As long as you’re not behind CGNAT, you can use a dynamic DNS provider (like duckdns.org) and its web API to keep a record pointed at your IP. If you’re behind CGNAT, Tailscale also has a service (Tailscale Funnel) that can expose an internal service to the internet.

      You could also pay for a small VPS with a static IP, and set up a Wireguard tunnel to your home server and an HTTPS proxy to forward traffic through the tunnel.

      Also, just in general, use Tailscale. It’s serious black magic fuckery on the firewall.

      • whoareu@lemmy.caOPEnglish
        6·
        8 days ago

        Yeah I am behind CGNAT so I guess I have to use either Tailscale or wireguard as other users also suggested.

        Thank you for the reply!

        • ChilledPeppers@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          7 days ago

          Just to chip in, cloudflare tunnels are a thing and also transverse CGNAT. Or you could use LocalXPosed, and other sevices like that.

      • Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        11·
        7 days ago

        I tried using DuckDNS for a while for DDNS, but noticed it seemed to have frequent periods of a few minutes each when it just wouldn’t resolve. Also was unable to get a matrix/synapse setup working behind it. It’s handy as a free service and nice if you just need basic DDNS, but it’s not the most reliable for hosting stuff from my experience.

        I eventually settled on buying my own domain. Was much cheaper and easier to figure out DNS management than I was expecting, and my hosted services run so smoothly now.

        Edit RE: downvotes: fuck me for sharing my experience? Kinda thought that was the point of this community…

        • Quokka@mastodon.au
          2·
          13 hours ago

          @Confused_Emus @rtxn Figuring out DNS is always fun.
          And never ever ever make any, even small, DNS change on a Friday. Unless you don’t like weekends.
          Is it time to break out the DNS haiku and pray to the name gods?

          ![It’s the DNS haiku. Not my work. Is very widely circulated on the internet and I’ve no idea who to attribute the original to. Anyway, it’s a watercolour(?) painting of a branch with pink blossom flowers. Show in the top left corner is the following calligraphic text:

          It’s not DNS There’s no way it’s DNS It was DNS

          It appears to be isned “SSBroski”

          Anyway, as someone who’s had days taken off their life by broken DNS I like this image.](https://o.mastodon.au/media_attachments/files/114/107/965/106/956/466/original/d05aeed43a3c9b71.webp)

    • SK@hub.utsukta.org
      52·
      8 days ago

      @whoareu cloudflare tunnel can easily help you do that. the only limitation is your domain will need to be from cloudflare. It works well, I am hosting an instance without any public IP and without exposing any ports.

      • lordnikon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        8 days ago

        Your domain need to be tied to cloudflare you don’t need to buy one from them. I just moved mine to them didn’t pay them a dime

    • superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      21·
      8 days ago

      You actually want a cloudfare tunnel if youre going to do that. It protects your real IP. Hosting a fediverse instance will draw attention to your real IP eventually otherwise.