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Noob NGINX / self-host question (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 years ago by fiddlestix@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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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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[–] dataprolet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

            
              No, the reverse proxy should be running in your home network and redirects queries it gets on the usual http(s) ports to your applications.
No, you just need a DynDNS service which provides you with a basic domain like myfancyserver.dyndnsprovider.com.

[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] fiddlestix@lemmy.world 1 points 3 years ago

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

[–] fiddlestix@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

Thanks. I'm still a bit confused about the domain stuff, but I'm looking into it.