Hi everyone

Thanks for all the advice on buying a domain. Its a big week for me. Getting on grapheneos, buying a domain, and I also recently started self hosting my contacts and calendar. I love this way of life.

My original plan was to one of the xyz 1.1111b domains for $1 a year but most of the feedback I got said just go with cloudflare. Its a lot more money than I had planned but all the security features are baked in and I feel that’s worth the extra money.

Here are my questions. I use the latest version of truenas community

  1. How do I connect my domain to my server apps? I’ve got a series of apps I’d love to he able to access without tailscale and solely use the domain.
  2. I have heard the term DNS a million times but don’t really understand it. What do.I need to know about DNS to keep security up and stay protected
  3. I’d like to let family access my media server, are there any considerations I need to make?
  4. How can I use one domain to access multiple services on my server? Do I need to pay extra for subdomains?

Thank you for any advice

  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
    161·
    15 hours ago

    How do I connect my domain to my server apps?

    Go to your domain provider and configure it to point requests to your server IP address. Use reverse proxy to connect those requests to a specific “app”. Most often NGINX.

    I have heard the term DNS a million times but don’t really understand it

    The oversimplified version is that it’s “the phone book of the internet”. Users domain requests are sent to it and then it forwards said requests to the appropriate IP address.

    I’d like to let family access my media server, are there any considerations I need to make?

    Are you hosting on a VPS or a home server?

    How can I use one domain to access multiple services on my server?

    Subdomains

    Do I need to pay extra for subdomains?

    No.