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+id: 2026-06-07T17:40:12-0400
+title: 2026-06-07 17:40:12
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+daily: "[[2026-06-07]]"
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+# 2026-06-07 17:40:12
+
+It is trivial to get home media server apps running and LAN accessible,
+and not so much harder to get them accessible from outside either
+if you have no reservations about using IP directly
+(i.e. `http://81.168.249.237:8096`),
+but mobile receiver apps don't usually play nice
+without certified HTTPS anyway. 
+
+### Setting Up DNS
+
+#### Buy a Domain
+
+This step is one of the easiest
+and, at the risk of [[drinking-ones-own-kool-aid]],
+I recommend most people do it soon
+even if they don't have plans for a home network yet.
+For the time being,
+if you have a reasonably unique name
+a domain is one of the cheapest things
+you could spend money on.
+
+> `nick-decarlo.com` for example: \$10.46 per _year_
+
+For that same price
+I get to send emails from `gmail@zanemeyers.com`
+and confuse the hell out of people.
+
+#### Add DNS Records
+
+For each service
+create a Type A record with the name of the service
+pointing at your _public_ IP,
+which you can find with
+`curl ifconfig.me`
+or at [WhatIsMyIp.com](https://www.whatismyip.com/).
+
+#### Configure Encryption Mode
+
+Without this step redirection will not work with Cloudflare's proxy.
+
+```
+SSL/TLS > Overview > Configure
+```
+
+Set to "Full (Strict)" and Save.
+
+At this point the domain is configured
+and it shouldn't need to be touched again.
+
+### Setting Up the Reverse Proxy Server
+
+I decided to use a decade-and-change-old laptop
+for a reverse proxy server
+
+> It is probably possible to forgo the server entirely
+> and just run Caddy on [WSL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux)
+
+I'm assuming we've already booted [Ubuntu Server](https://ubuntu.com/download/server)
+and done the initial setup,
+if for no other reason
+than because I did that years ago
+so I can't remember all that entailed.
+
+#### Set Up a Reverse Proxy
+
+A reverse proxy will let us map requests for `<service>.zanemeyers.com`
+to internal IP's and ports.
+
+There are a few options,
+but I used [Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/)
+because it automatically issues and renews SSL certificates.
+
+##### Install Caddy
+
+```bash
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install -y debian-keyring debian-archive-keyring apt-transport-https
+curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/gpg.key' | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/caddy-stable-archive-keyring.gpg
+curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/debian.deb.txt' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/caddy-stable.list
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install caddy
+```
+
+##### Configure Caddy
+
+open Caddy's configuration with your favorite text editor
+
+```bash
+sudo vim /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
+```
+
+and create entries for each app.
+For example using [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/):
+
+```caddy
+jellyfin.zanemeyers.com {
+    # <desktop local ip>:<app port>
+    reverse_proxy 192.168.1.20:8096
+}
+```
+
+After saving the new config,
+reload the service to apply the changes.
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl reload caddy
+```
+
+### Setting Up 
+
+In your router settings.
+forward TCP 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS)
+to your reverse proxy server.
+
+That was the last step.
+I don't know how to end this note.