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I wonder if this would work to self-host on a crusty old T480 with a broken screen? Can Argo tunnel be used sort of like a dyndns? Although my Google Fiber conn
by systemvoltage 5y ago
I wonder if this would work to self-host on a crusty old T480 with a broken screen? Can Argo tunnel be used sort of like a dyndns? Although my Google Fiber connection at home has had the same IP, but in order to get a static IP, I need to get a Google Fiber Business connection which is 2.5x times more expensive.
- mobilio 5y agoYes, will works.
- anderspitman 5y agoYep it should work great. If you have the expertise and inclination to set up port forwarding and dyndns, you'll get better performance with that, but IMO tunneling is the best solution for self-hosting for most people until IPv6 takes over.
- systemvoltage 5y agoI do have a firewall at home and I can open up a port and forward that to the laptop. Just that I don't want to spend money on DynDNS services and was trying to find a free solution. Thanks for confirming! Self-hosting is so so cool. Nothing more satisfying that hosting your own website from scrappy ol equipment :-)
- arnado 5y agoI used namecheap to register my domain, and they have an option for dynamic DNS without ongoing fees (besides domain fees, I guess). I would be surprised if other registrars didn't have something similar. https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/595/11/how-do-i-enable-dynamic-dns-for-a-domain/ https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx...
- andreasha 5y agoThere are free DynDNS services for example DuckDNS https://www.duckdns.org/ https://www.duckdns.org/ Could also get a domain name and make a simple cron job and update your DNS. Works with many DNS registrars like Cloudflare.
- crtasm 5y agoAnother example: https://freedns.afraid.org/ https://freedns.afraid.org/ They generate you a line to drop in cron for automatic updates.