Possible - yes.
Do you want it? Probably, no. Especially, SMTP. Better use something like Zeptomail (cheapest) for delivery.
You can still self-host the receiver.
Mandatory do-not-self-host-at-home notice: custom domain at skiff.com is free, iCloud+ Mail is $0.99 and Zoho is $1.25/mo.
Yes, there are risks:
Personally, I use DIUN. It just sends me notifications about available updates. I update things manually later. My system is pretty well isolated from outside world, so no need to hurry.
On a VPS, I would prefer a different approach though.
inbox@yourdomain.com (better not to self-host, but to use an email provider)Consider adding couple of screenshots or even a small sped-up GIF to the GitHub, right at the top. Also, GDrive video is loading extremely slow, better host it YouTube/Vimeo.
Congrats!
T_JUNCTION for N5105 is 105 C.
You don’t need to cool it at least until it hits 80.
Knowledgebase + OIDplus + scripts/configs in git repo.
I chose local instance of Wordpress for my knowledgebase a decade ago. Today I’d probably use Bookstack.
As for your question itself - you probably want a reverse proxy. Almost any web server can act as a reverse proxy; nevertheless Caddy, Traefik and nginx do it better than others.
Caddy is extremely user-friendly. Take a look.
omv.home.arpa {
reverse_proxy 10.0.0.2
}
proxmox.home.arpa {
reverse_proxy 10.0.0.3
}
serviio.home.arpa {
reverse_proxy 10.0.0.4:23423
}
portainer.home.arpa {
reverse_proxy 10.0.0.4:9000
}
All DNS “A” records for your domains should point to IP of machine where your Caddy is.
I personally use nginx.
Everything in my LAN is TLS-protected. Primarily because of convenience (no ‘unsafe’ warnings), unification (all I do everywhere is TLS). Also for learning purposes (I like challenges). Security is on the last place here (but is still important to me).
Probably your main threat is not people, but malware. Especially since they are not tech-savy. Remember how $35M of crypto assets were recently stolen: in the beginning it was a LastPass engineer who did not update his Plex instance.
Probably not your case, but that’s what I use for my homelab:
.home.arpa subdomains etcA DMZ is always recommended in such cases.
> Should I create a sub network and get a raspberry pi to host these apps?
Yes, it’s always better. However, Pi may be overpriced now. Take a look at NUC-sized miniPCs, for roughly the same price you’ll get much more computing power.
Well, I’m running my own CA/PKI just for the sake of it. Still very useful and more private and convenient for my homelab+.
As for apps themselves, some of them are really useful to me:
The others are useful, but I still haven’t unleashed their true potential:
The third group helps me to run my homelab:
Tried these, but decided not to use, at least for now:
For one instance of app, it’s possible to install it onto a single machine.
Things get tricky when you want to access the data from multiple devices. Even trickier, when several people want to access it. After a certain point, it’s easier to have a “cloud” solution. And since “cloud” is just somebody’s else computer, why not make this a computer YOU own?