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How do you handle SSL certs and internet access in your setup? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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tldr: I'd like to set up a reverse proxy with a domain and an SSL cert so my partner and I can access a few selfhosted services on the internet but I'm not sure what the best/safest way to do it is. Asking my partner to use tailsclae or wireguard is asking too much unfortunately. I was curious to know what you all recommend.

I have some services running on my LAN that I currently access via tailscale. Some of these services would see some benefit from being accessible on the internet (ex. Immich sharing via a link, switching over from Plex to Jellyfin without requiring my family to learn how to use a VPN, homeassistant voice stuff, etc.) but I'm kind of unsure what the best approach is. Hosting services on the internet has risk and I'd like to reduce that risk as much as possible.

I know a reverse proxy would be beneficial here so I can put all the services on one box and access them via subdomains but where should I host that proxy? On my LAN using a dynamic DNS service? In the cloud? If in the cloud, should I avoid a plan where you share cpu resources with other users and get a dedicated box?
Should I purchase a memorable domain or a domain with a random string of characters so no one could reasonably guess it? Does it matter?
What's the best way to geo-restrict access? Fail2ban? Realistically, the only people that I might give access to live within a couple hundred miles of me.
Any other tips or info you care to share would be greatly appreciated.
Feel free to talk me out of it as well.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Why do so many people do this incorrectly. Unless you are actually serving a public then you don't need to open anything other than a WireGuard tunnel. My phone automatically connects to WireGuard as soon as I disconnect from my home WiFi so I have access to every single one of my services and only have to expose one port and service.

If you are going through setting up caddy or nginx proxy manager or anything else and you're not serving a public.... you're dumb.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

What are you using to auto connect to VPN when you disconnect from your home wifi?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

WG Tunnel does that natively, you can whitelist some wifis and auto connect on other and optionally on mobile data

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

The Wireguard iOS app has an “on-demand” toggle that automatically connects when certain conditions are met (on cellular, on wifi, exclude certain networks, etc)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Tasker on android, bit faffy and shouldn't at all be necisary