I rent a cheap $5/mo VPS and use it to run a wireguard server with wgeasy and nginx proxy manager. Everything else runs on my home server connected by wireguard.
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Use a reverse proxy (caddy or nginx proxy manager) with a subdomain, like myservice.mydomain.com (maybe even configure a subdir too, so …domain.com/guessthis/). Don’t put anything on the main domain / root dir / the IP address.
If you’re still unsure setup Knockd to whitelist only IP addresses that touch certain one or two random ports first.
So security through obscurity :) But good luck for the bots to figure all that out.
VPN is of course the actually secure option, I’d vote for Tailscale.
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If it’s just so you personally can access it away from home, use tailscale. Less risky than running a publicly exposed server.
Wireguard vpn into my home router. Works on android so fire sticks etc can run the client.
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I use a wire guard tunnel into my Fritz box and from there I just log in because I'm in my local network.
Wireguard VPN to my fritzbox lets me access my jellyfin.
Full guide to setting up Jellyfin with Reverse Proxy using Caddy and DuckDNS
I followed this video and modified some things like ports
I just install tailscale at family houses. The limit is 100 machines.
I'm just using caddy and a cheap $2 a year .top domain with a $4 a month VPS. Works for my users, I only have 3 users on my server.
Tailscale, with nginx for https.
Very easy, very simple, just works, and i can share my jellyfin server with my friends
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