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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      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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        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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          1. Port forwarding
          2. Yes, and there’s services that do that for you
              • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
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                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.

                • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.comEnglish
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                  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.

                  • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
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                    Oh, I see. Sorry I was too dumb to research that term for the comment.

                    Or you can setup a vps and tunnel through that.

                    But then the VPS needs a static address.

                • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
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                  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.