This is pretty good value https://www.gmktec.com/products/nucbox-g3-plus-enhanced-performance-mini-pc-with-intel-n150-processor

I bought one for self hosting and flashed it with Linux.

If I install ddclient on my mini-pc is that what you mean by having a server with ddclient?

My Asus router is not shown in their docs as supported - does that matter?

Also - can I just keep using my current domain name registrar, and not use Cloudflare?

That doesn’t seem to be appropriate for a specific domain. Unless I’m reading it wrong.

We need to expose the Ghost blog on a specific subdomain of the domain we own ( blog.ourdomain.org )

doesn’t Tailscale Funnel assign a funky domain name rather than let you use your own?

Hi, I’m using Docker - one container for Ghost and one for Nginx Proxy Manager.

I’ve decided to go with DDNS but am having trouble choosing a reliable free provider. I’ve seen Dynu.com recommended but that is not available in the dropdown list of servers in my router’s section on DDNS. Is that relevant?

Or would I just ignore the router settings and set it up some other way?

Wouldn’t that be just for me - in my Tailnet - rather than to the general public?

You can use Tailscale to access your stuff from outside the house.

There’s also a self hosted open source alternative but I’ve forgotten what it’s called.

yeah fair play - I’ll go that route. Do you happen to know any content creators who explain stuff well in this area?

(Context - our self-hosting is part of a wider project to make self-hosting easier, on the cheap, for normies)

Does anyone know of a short course I could do/attend that teaches the basics of this networking stuff?

I was going to use Cloudflare to sort this, but I’m uncomfortable how big they are getting / lack of competition in that part of the market. So we looked at Pangolin as an alternative, but it’s a faff to self host.

Hence why we’re back at exposing it straight out the back of Nginx Proxy Manager.

My router says it has NAT enabled (in the WAN settings section - for the internet connection)

Thank you for your replies everyone!

I’m looking into DDNS. Before I go with a provider, I notice that my router has this functionality built in. Should I use that?

(It’s an Asus RT-AX86U Pro - so fairly chunky in terms of spec)

For reference, the set up is:

Docker containers for

1. Ghost
2. Nginx Proxy Manager