Locally hosting an internet-connected server

Re:Locally hosting an internet-connected server by rtkwe on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @05:38PM (#44313492)

I've taken the easier solution of Cloudflare's free Tunnel service so my IP is less exposed and I don't have to poke holes in my firewall.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Locally hosting an internet-connected server by saltspork on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @06:24PM (#44313794)

Last I checked Cloudflare insisted on terminating TLS on the free tier.

On principle, I prefer to poke a hole in my firewall than allow surveillance of the plaintext traffic.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Locally hosting an internet-connected server by rtkwe on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @07:04PM (#44314036)

I think they have to for tunnels to work. They rewrite the headers so the target server doesn't have to have any special config to recognize abc.example.xyz as being itself.

I think in theory you could get it without it but that would be a lot more work on the recipient side.

Me I'm less worried about that so I accept the convenience of not having to setup a reverse proxy and poke a hole in my router.

[ Parent | on HN ]