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Hey all! For the longest time I've had a server that hosts some things (eg Syncthing), but is only available via SSH tunneling.

I've been thinking of self-hosting more things like Nextcloud and Vaultwarden. I can keep my SSH tunneling setup but it might make it difficult to do SSL.

How do you manage the security of having public-facing servers?

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[–] chonk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 years ago

To clarify, that is only the Cloudflare Tunnel service that has the "only do web traffic" ToS rule. Tunnel is their service that eliminates the need for port forwarding from your home network.

My understanding is that cloudflare DNS can also be a reverse proxy for you and still provide some benefit your security (though, unlike the tunnel service, you do need to expose ports from your home network to the internet).