Hey all,

I use redlib instead of reddit for the info I still need to access on that platform. Recently, and with the API changes, the existing public instances being unreliabile cause of that I was maybe looking to host an instance myself. I don't know if I wanna keep it private or not but in the scenario that I do make it a public instance, how would I manage this? Is it a good idea to host this in my home, cause I have a residential IP. I dont want to get that banned by reddit, so residential proxies? I assume a random VPN would be blocked. Also what about bot protection? Anubis and crowdsec? What specs would be needed for such an instance?

Thank you!

Edit 30/10: well I guess if reddit is going to be requiring logins I'll just go pound sand 😢

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Well if you temper your expectations sure. Can't expect frontier performance from a average gaming pc, but it is enough to do a lot more than you think probably. This video on the topic I found really informative: https://youtu.be/ydFikMBJG1g EDIT: Also I've been using gemma4:31b from duck.ai lately that I've found is excellent for almost everything I use AI for. Except maybe long context.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Well, yes I looked at tailscale too, but that would prevent me from using my normal commercial VPN, which I would still like to use. The way I understand it, if I routed my entire network through tailscale to my server, it would essentially make all my internet traffic exit at my server. So, everything would still appear to be coming from my home IP address. I’m trying to get the best of 2 worlds: using the VPN to hide my IP from services that i visit and my ISP, and a secure connection to my home server.

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    Hey all,

    I'm setting up a homeserver and trying to figure out the best way to access it remotely. I've been looking at different solutions, but I’m a little stuck.

    I’ve been looking at VPNs, but it feels weird, to route everything through my home IP when I’m also trying to use a commercial VPN for privacy / to combat services fingerprinting me based on my IP.

    I'm currently considering a reverse proxy setup with an authentication provider like authentik or authelia, but as far as I understand, that wouldn't work well with accessing services through an app on my mobile device (like for jellyfin music for example.) I did think about just opening up the ports and using a DDNS with a reverse proxy, but is'nt that like a big security risk?

    Keep in mind I am no network admin, but I don’t have anything against learning if someone can point me in the right direction.

    Also I heard some people say that on proxmox you should use unprivileged containers instead of vms for your services, does that hold up?

    Any recommendations for tools or approaches?