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ilechuks73
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I'm thinking of self hosting all my small web projects,

I have this old laptop running ubuntu server heedlessly I used to store and stream pirated movies, after multiple embarrassing moments with free backend/platform as a service options and not finding a cheap VPS, this seems like the way to go. I don't get much traffic on these sites i just want them to be available when i need to present them.

then there's tons of other features that are locked behind a paywall,

I once had to store images in the database because heroku wont accept file uploads and the project hadn't been paid, in short, I was dead broke

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  • 2
    3y
    You have a static ip?
  • 1
    3y
    There's obviously a playing around aspect here but from a purely practical standpoint, this does not seem worth it. If you want these things to genuinely be available, just get a cheap VPS. They literally only cost a few bucks a month.
  • 1
    3y
    @blindXfish I use a free dynamic DNS address for hosting small stuff on a beat up old laptop, this could be a potential solution here also
  • 1
    3y
    @alturnativ when I get started I would love some of your insight and advice, will that be cool ?
  • 1
    3y
    @ilechuks73 I can try! I just use No-IP (https://www.noip.com/) and I happened to already have a router that supports dynamic DNS, so I plugged my account details in and good to go.

    With a free account you have to confirm your hostname(s) each month, which can be annoying, but not a huge deal for the crap that I'm hosting right now (test-site1, test-sit21, etc 😅 )
  • 1
    3y
    If your router doesn't support dynamic DNS natively then I believe they have a client that your can install on a machine in your LAN that will check if your public IP address had changed and report it back to No-IP. I have never used that client myself, though.
  • 2
    3y
    Did that a few years ago.
    Droped it when I learned of a android 4 bug that would allow others to enter on my other devices trough my server. Yes, my server was a cellphone.
    There's ways to go around dynamic ip without paying anything... But when you deploy a server with old hardware, unless your a pro at protecting it, you might open your network to black hats.
    Best just use a free or cheap service.
  • 1
    3y
    @GyroGearloose ++, I'm by no means a security expert and if I had anything worth anything on my env I'd probably be screwed... But if I had anything worth anything, I'd get it hosted properly
  • 0
    3y
    I haven't touched servers for at least 2 years or I would be able to recommend some.
    There was a awsome vps for coders a few years ago, it was awsome, I used I to learn how to code, install Linux, play with Linux and just delete and set a new server again. Same for a few languages I was learning, but the site desapeared a few years ago.
    Also could let the server just run as a web server with no cost...
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