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I'm putting this under security because i'd like to keep this a private server for family:
that said, I'm wondering if you fine people can help me with the best way to set up a web server in my house to host the files on my external hard drives for family members in other cities/countries while, again, keeping it private and secure over the internet.
I'm looking into ngrok for url handling, but am not sure exactly if this is the best way to go.
Can anyone save me time and possible heartache and failure and provide me (and possibly others) with a walk-through of which software to use. Would love to do something like free, but may have to get a paid unique domain from, say, ngrok, to make it easier for family members to connect up.
Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi... you're my only hope!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 20 2018, @03:36AM (1 child)
All consumer security products are shit, except those where are setup by professionals, and even then 95% of them are shit. Professional equipment is expensive, and even harder to set up correctly. And even then, there is no replacing the damage done to your relationships when your dipshit family member fucks up and pwns your network.
Stamps and CD's are cheap. Or buy bulk USB sticks. They are about $2 each in larger quantities and smaller capacities. I'd just get a big usb hub, and bash script a mount, copy, unmount utility, and let it run overnight.
At this point the practical utility of layer 3 networking, is exceeded by the exposure created by everything above, and apparently now below (thanks Intel you mutherfuckers) layer 3. There is no such thing as a secure consumer network. Incidentally the defamation there intended, is not solely vectored at the network.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 21 2018, @05:01AM
For many countries, the mail.. does not always arrive.