I have a self hosted server running yunohost that I use for a few services for my own use all of which require login to use so they’re safe enough.

However I’m increasingly uncomfortable with the fact that anyone can discover my home IP via my domain name. Especially if I decided to install something like Lemmy or Mastodon.

Yunohost installs dyndns as part of it’s setup but, aside from buying a fixed IP from a VPN provider that allows incoming connections I’m not sure what other options I have

I can’t change very much on the modem router either. I can forward ports but that’s about it.

I can add and manage new domains if necessary.

Any and all ideas welcome but, as you can guess from the fact I’m using yunohost, my networking knowledge is limited so please eli5 :)

  • SpaceCadet2000
    2•1 year ago

    It’s best practise to use a reverse proxy like nginx … for authentication

    What kind of authentication are you using for nginx? Just basic http authentication with a .htpasswd file?

    That’s what I’m using right now, but I’ve found that not all services play nice with it.

    • @lambchop
      1•1 year ago

      Yeah that’s it. Yeah anything that needs api access needs it not on that bit, and anything with a mobile app can’t have it either 😢

    • @[email protected]
      1•1 year ago

      I moved on to Authetik to handle auth and all but one or two of my services is able to work either using SAML, OIDC, LDAP, header keys, or basic auth. It was a bit to get set up but man does SSO make things convenient in the long-run