Any guides on how to host at home? I’m always afraid that opening ports in my home router means taking the heavy risk of being hacked. Does using something like CloudFlare help? I am a complete beginner.

Edit: Thanks for all the great response! They are very helpful.

  • ducking_donuts@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Using Cloudflare Tunnel is a pretty common option for several reasons:

    • it’s in the free tier so the tunnels cost nothing to run
    • from the network perspective, exposing a service using a CF tunnel doesn’t require an open port on your router
    • CF also offers authentication for web apps which can be a nice addition to some types of services, especially the ones that lack their own auth

    I personally use it to expose FreshRSS, Transmission, and some other stuff, it works really well.

    • MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Hi, could you explain the concept behind how Cloudflare tunnels work? I assume it’s not like a VPN? Is it similar to Zero-tier/Tailscale?