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6 pointsconor_f3y ago6 comments

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My ISP wanted me to pay ten euro per month for a static IPv4 address, so I set up a DIY Dynamic DNS system as I didn't want to use yet another external resource/tool.

Let me know about any improvements I could make and how I can improve my writing as I want to keep writing more blog posts in the future.

PaulHoule3y ago

If your goal is to expose a private service to people away from home... Tailscale for the win, no messing around with dynamic DNS, NAT and all of that.

conor_fOP3y ago

My goal is moreso to have publicly accessible services as I run some things for friends to use also, but thanks for the feedback!

vxNsr3y ago

Asking nontechnical family and friends to connect to a vpn to access my home server is a little much for them.

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endigma3y ago

Why diy instead of ddclient, duckdns, I think CloudFlare has a 1st party solution too

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conor_fOP3y ago

My ISP wanted me to pay ten euro per month for a static IPv4 address, so I set up a DIY Dynamic DNS system as I didn't want to use yet another external resource/tool.

Let me know about any improvements I could make and how I can improve my writing as I want to keep writing more blog posts in the future.

PaulHoule3y ago

If your goal is to expose a private service to people away from home... Tailscale for the win, no messing around with dynamic DNS, NAT and all of that.

conor_fOP3y ago

My goal is moreso to have publicly accessible services as I run some things for friends to use also, but thanks for the feedback!

vxNsr3y ago

Asking nontechnical family and friends to connect to a vpn to access my home server is a little much for them.

1 more reply

endigma3y ago

Why diy instead of ddclient, duckdns, I think CloudFlare has a 1st party solution too

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse