I think Apache is overkill. Just use caddy or traefik if it's containers. nginx if not.
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The real answer is, ngnx is a great fit. I already know most quirks of Apache, though, and I don't necessarily want to pull in another manual to my brain.
I might switch in the future, though. It'd be handy to have that in my pocket.
I'm not using containers, per se, at least not in the docker sense, virtualization is done with is KVM
Yup, it worked for me, no incidents. Add mod_security if you're worried, and of course keep Apache up to date.
I now moved Apache to a separate VLAN on the private side, and have strict firewall rules on traffic from that VLAN only to services it's supposed to be proxying.
thanks! It's hard not to feel out of my depth, it's been so long. And, it being my own info, not a corp's protected by insurance, indemnity, mandatory arbitration, and (as a last resort) backups, the stakes feel a little higher.
Yeah, I felt a little uneasy putting my data on something which could be broken into. Still do, having seen my share of hacked websites at work.
If it helps you, I host everything in subdirectories with non obvious names, so bots only hit 404 pages.
Nextcloud.bonk.xyz -> nope Bonk.xyz/nextcloud -> nope Bonk.xyz/bonkcirrostratus -> good luck guessing that
Sounds like you're doing fine to me. The stakes are indeed higher, but that is because what you're doing is important.
As the Bene Gesserit teaches: I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear.
Make your best effort at security and backups, use your fears to inform a sober assessment of the risks and pitfalls, and ask for help when you need to, but don't let it stop you from accomplishing what you want to. The self-hosting must flow.
Yeah, I felt a little uneasy putting my data on something which could be broken into. Still do, having seen my share of hacked websites at work.
If it helps you, I host everything in subdirectories with non obvious names, so bots only hit 404 pages.
Nextcloud.bonk.xyz -> nope Bonk.xyz/nextcloud -> nope Bonk.xyz/bonkcirrostratus -> good luck guessing that
That's a really good strategy , thanks!