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What to do after getting a domain name? (programming.dev)
submitted 18 hours ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I recently found out that you can get up to 3 free .eu.cc domain from GNAME, which also claims that you can renew for free when its within 90 days of expiring. So I got one to check it out.

Obviously, the next step is making one of my local machines act as the target destination for any queries to the address, so it becomes accessible for the wider web. I'm not entirely sure, however, what to configure on GNAME (there's the option to setup A and AAAA records, which I suppose I should just point to my IP, but there's also CNAME, TXT, NS, SRV and what configurations/programs my local server (rPi 3) needs to have running besides a webserver (Apache2 or Nginx)

My intent is to have it run a single-user fediverse server, possibly friendica, as it seems to have the best support for seeing all sorts of APub posts. If that proves too heavy for my old pi, I'll try one of the lightweight APub alternatives

I know I'll also need to do some configurations on my router, so I'd appreciate help on this, too.

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[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Should probably note that "DMZ" in this context means a separate VLAN. Because the term is also commonly used to mean "DMZ host" where a router exposes a machine directly to the Internet. You want the former, not the latter.

But, more to the point, a beginner really shouldn't be exposing anything to the Internet. πŸ™‚ Running a public service as a person who doesn't know how domains work will not end well.

[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 1 points 1 hour ago

No, I was referring to a separate DMZ host...

Physically separate firewall connection, with different firewall policies between internet<--> DMZ than DMZ <--> internal network.

Not a VLAN. VLAN Hopping makes it possible to jump between VLANs, so they should only be consided as an administration tool, not a security mechanism.

But, I agree with you, putting a device on the internet isn't something that anyone should do without understanding the technical issues.