hi everyone,

I was just about to self-host a Ghost blog but then was warned that my ISP might change my external IP address at any time, so I would need to pay for a static IP address.

Is that true?

(I’d not seen much about that in stuff I’ve looked up so far about self hosting)

      • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
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        22 hours ago

        Static IP is helpfull but not necessary. Even with NAT and a changeing IP there’s options, such as:

        1. dynamic dns.
        2. Public reverse proxy or tunnel.
        3. Onion routing.
        • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
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          21 hours ago
          1. How do you open the https port behind a nas?
          2. That public tunnel needs at least a public IP address again.
          3. Ok, forgot that one. But then you’re only accessible through Tor, isn’t it?
          • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
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            21 hours ago
            1. Port forwarding
            2. Yes, and there’s services that do that for you
                • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
                  1·
                  21 hours ago

                  Hou will you configure the ISP’s NAT router to port-forward? You won’t be able to reach the forwarded port if your ISP doesn’t foward the port as well.

                  • Hawk@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
                    2·
                    20 hours ago

                    You can’t, this guy doesn’t know what he’s taking about.

                    Port forward behind CGNAT won’t get you out. Best bet here would be ipv6.

                    Tor would work. However, only over Tor obviously.

                  • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.comEnglish
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                    20 hours ago

                    ISP’s NAT

                    That has it’s own name… CG-NAT. Thus why people are responding to you as if you’re wrong. As you wrote it you are wrong though. But there’s still answers like argo tunnels (if you are okay with cloudflare) and other similar solutions.

                    Or you can setup a vps and tunnel through that.

                  • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
                    1·
                    20 hours ago

                    Aah, ISP’s NAT. Yes, in that context, it’s correct that you can’t port forward.

                    Perhaps you can STUN through, but unlikely to get a good port.