Cloudflare tunnels are easy to set up. Otherwise, serving directly can be an option if you have a public static IP from your ISP or a public dynamic ISP and are

Cloudflare tunnels are easy to set up. Otherwise, serving directly can be an option if you have a public static IP from your ISP or a public dynamic ISP and are okay with doing dynamic DNS. IMHO the key is to have a good router/firewall that gives you the flexibility you need—ideally a custom box like OP. My software preference is opnsense, but there are plenty of other good options.