category: Networking

While setting up Nextcloud on my Unraid server, there was a part where I had to port forward incoming traffic to a reverse proxy. Here I will show you how to set it up on my TP-Link router. The port forwarding function can be found in Advanced Settings > NAT forwarding > Virtual Server. Do note the name and location of this function can vary between brands and even models of the same brand....

For this first post I want to start with the basic question — how do you reach your server at home with a dynamic public IP? I am almost sure that this is the most asked question when starting with self-hosting especially if you have the mindset of being able to access your environment anytime, anywhere. Well, at least for me, this is the very first question I had in mind when I was just starting back then....