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....

Just very recently I managed to assemble my second NAS — a beefed up version of my first one back in 2012. I decided to settle on an 11th-gen Intel system. Motherboard: Asrock H570M-ITX/AC CPU: Intel Core i7-11700 RAM: Kingston Fury DDR4 3200MT/s 16GB x 2 Drives: 2x 8 TB WD Red Plus, 2x 1TB Samsung 980 NVMe, 1x 500GB Samsung 860 EVO PSU: Fractal Design ION SFX-L 500W 80PLUS Gold Case: Jonsbo N1 Below you can find the steps I followed to install unRAID v6....

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....