cloudflare-ddns VS octo4a

For anyone following, this was due to user error in that DDNS was not up to date. For reference, https://github.com/timothymiller/cloudflare-ddns

If you want to reach them online, think about using something like this: https://github.com/timothymiller/cloudflare-ddns, this will automaticly update your A records. Or try Cloudflare Tunneling: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps

Try using this container instead. You can update the A record of your domain to your IP dynamically and use a CNAME for each subdomain so you don’t have to worry about them not resolving when your IP changes.

Can you explain the difference between that and this? https://github.com/timothymiller/cloudflare-ddns

I'm out of ideas on this one, I especially don't understand why the nginx container works and others dont. Besides that I'm interested in other solutions that don't route my whole traffic over one company and limit my traffic/what I am allowed to do and what not. Would a dynamic dns updater also work for my use case? Something like cloudflare-ddns?

My recommended roadmap for thing to host is: 1. ssh access * with certificates only and fail2ban config 2. local pihole DNS server * learn how to set up your router and devices to use pihole as DNS 3. local jellyfin * no encryption, no external access, just a simple local network service * Create a domain in pihole, that points to your local jellyfin service 4. a ddns-service like cloudflare-ddns * buy a domain and use ddns to point it to your IP 5. nginx-proxy-manager * enable port-forwarding in your router and obtain a lets-encrypt wildcard-cert for your domain * Create a docker network and add npm, jellyfin, and all other web services that you want to access via your domain * Create a proxy host for each service, give every service a unique subdomain, and use your wildcard cert to enable SSL/TLS for all your services * add all those subdomains to your ddns * use pihhole to point the subdomains to your local IP

Tailscale recently introduced funnel which is currently in beta and has bandwidth limits so it might work, but personally I'd use a dynamic DNS service like cloudflare-ddns

If you have a spare old(ish) Android phone you can look into Octo4A. Just be sure to connect the phone via power blocked USB cable to avoid your phone charing the printer... And you need a phone you can charge and use USB host at the same time. Some allow this via split cables (Type-c dongles) or if your phone has wireless charging.

As the video mentions https://github.com/feelfreelinux/octo4a :D I did need to get an adapter splitter and I only got it to work on a phone with USBC port, so nothing super old.

If you have a Android phone (or tablet), you can use the octo4a app.

At the bottom of the first post, this is what they recommend for Octo4A

I am honest, it is a bit more complicated and failure prone, but absolutly doable. octo4a

I run Octoprint on my laptop. Old Android phone is also an option.

I really need help with this one. I use an android tablet with Octo4a (https://github.com/feelfreelinux/octo4a) and some plugins work fine but f.e. octolapse not and I get this report.

For whoever needs to know what I mean by Octo4A please visit the developers GitHub: https://github.com/feelfreelinux/octo4a