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:

  1. Do I need to set up NGINX on a VPS (or similar cloud based server) to send the queries to my home box?

  2. 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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  1. 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.
  2. No, you just need a DynDNS service which provides you with a basic domain like myfancyserver.dyndnsprovider.com.
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My recommendation for a free dynamic DNS service goes for https://freedns.afraid.org/

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

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

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