Useful apps to self-host
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I am setting up my NAS right now, and I need some suggestions for apps that I can run on my NAS or self-host.

  • I have seen some online articles, but they are too confusing because they list too many apps for each category.

  • I want backup apps for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows. (It would be great if they could back up automatically).

  • I want to sync my calendars and contacts.

  • I want to download media like TV shows and movies. (And music, too). “Of course, only legal obtained from the internet cough.”

  • I want apps that let me access my data from anywhere.

  • I saw this cool thing where you could use a Raspberry Pi to access your NAS bios from your PC.

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@shiftymccool@lemm.ee
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Depends on your router. I have an Asus and it has a free ddns option through their domain. I point my Wireguard client at this address and never think of it again. That way, the only port that’s open on your router is a Wireguard port and they don’t respond to sniffing.

If that’s not a possibility, I had a ddns service before that for like $2/month

Turun
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I have a vps for 2€/month. It’s not a powerful machine, but easily enough to host wireguard and caddy.

@Discover5164@lemm.ee
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maybe is specific to my country, but here the majority of network plans have a CGNAT down the line. So we have a private ip at the router and there is no way to reach it, unless you reley the traffic to a third point.

if you want a public ip (even dynamic) you need to pay up

You can grab a static public IP on a VPS for free. That’s what I do — works well, though the VPS speed is capped pretty low.

Encrypt-Keeper
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No he doesn’t mean a static IP, he means a publicly routable IP. That’s not something DDNS will help you with.

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