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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/JustANoLifer on 2025-04-06 12:13:24+00:00.
Hi guys, I'm a CS student looking to host some apps I made so that anybody can demo them over the internet. I’m quite new to all this, but I’ve lurked this subreddit enough to know that using a VPS is the go-to option for this. The problem is that my apps are fairly computationally intensive, and the cost of running them on a VPS adds up quickly given the resources they need.
Given that my ISP offers static IPs for my network and that I have a dormant PC with the compute required to host all my Dockerised services, I was wondering if I could just self-host my apps from my home network instead. VPNs are out of the question because of the need for the services to be easily accessible to anybody over the internet.
I understand there are dozens of concerns around security and performance when exposing apps to the internet from a home network, so I just wanted to clarify if it was possible at all to do it in a way that doesn't completely screw my server or home network's security over. If it's not possible, are there any other (cheaper) alternatives for my use case?
Thank you guys!