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submitted 2 years ago by abeorch@lemmy.ml to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

Im sure this has been asked before i juat can't find where it has been - Maybe need to work on how to search Lemmy better. But...

Id like to eventually self host some sevices that require external access. While I have IpV6 addresses my IPV4 is dynamic.

Whats the best free way to be able to point some domains/ subdomains I have to my external dynamic IP and keep it updated. Im running OpenWrt on my router. - So possibly should be posting there.

Free Dyndns services seem to be a bit crap. Do I need to pay for a VPS? (seems to defeat the point of self hosting)

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[-] loudwhisper@infosec.pub 9 points 2 years ago

Since you run already OpenWrt, you can check out https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/ddns/client

There is a list on this page of compatible services. If you don't want to use one more service (DNS), you can use a domain registrar with an API (like porkbun) and find online tools that work with that.

Be aware of the risks of hosting your websites publicly from home, make sure to run them in very isolated environments. Having your VPS compromised is bad, but having your home network compromised is much worse!

[-] bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

That lists afraid.org as a ddns provider.

They are pretty great, I use them as my domain host.

[-] abeorch@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Be aware of the risks of hosting your websites publicly from home, make sure to run them in very isolated environments. Having your VPS compromised is bad, but having your home network compromised is much worse!

Agree - Not something I will throw myself into.

[-] abeorch@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Yes I use no-ip but have to confirm the domain name every month or so and cant use my own domain on the free tier. (Maybe im just being cheap) - Also I haven't been able to figure out how I would use / get SSL certificates.

[-] Willdrick@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Try duckdns, it doesnt nag you every month and it just works

[-] loudwhisper@infosec.pub 3 points 2 years ago

Yes, I have used it in the past and it was annoying...

You can get SSL certs with letsencrypt, but you need to use the http verification method.

[-] lorentz@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago

Not anymore, it supports txt records now

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