Would it be possible for me to make comments to other instances etc?

Solved: I can’t, it would only work with a public domain.

  • dog
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    010 months ago

    You do realize all this is easily done with a reverse proxy + DuckDNS?

    • Meldrik
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      410 months ago

      Wouldn’t you need a publically available IP? DuckDNS is only for dynamic IP’s that is public, yes?

      • SamajGaya
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        310 months ago

        Duckdns is pretty much a service that offers free domain names… that could point to any public IP. (I have seen setups where local IPs are used just for HTTPS). So its good for instances as HTTPS can be achieved without buying domain name.

      • dog
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        310 months ago

        Works with anything that can open ports. DuckDNS works by pinging their service from anywhere to update the target IP for the subdomain.

        • @towerful
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          410 months ago

          Doesn’t work if you are on CGNAT

          • dog
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            210 months ago

            See: Anything that can open ports. NAT of any kind tends to not allow opening ports.

            • @towerful
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              210 months ago

              Absolutely. However I feel like the whole thread needs extra clarification, considering the question OP posed.
              Dynamic DNS isn’t a magic wand in the way a Reverse Proxy over VPN is.

          • Meldrik
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            110 months ago

            Yea, that is also what I thought. To bypass this, you would need something like Cloudflare Tunnels or setup a VPN on a VPS, that redirects traffic to your homeserver.