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How can nginx be used as a reverse proxy for self hosted website? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by LanceMain_No69@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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Im very new to self hosting and networking so please bear with me

Im hosting my website on my pc with my nodejs server and a noip domain name.

Problem is, Im using a AAAA noip domain name, because my isp only gave me a public ipv6, and a private ipv4, so the ipv4 address i linked to my domain is basically dead. All clients connecting only with ipv4 just get hung, while clients with ipv6 connect normally.

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While trying to troubleshoot this, i came across some people having similar problems in this sub, and a common solution would be using nginx as a reverse proxy. But should the client still connect to pc via nginx before being routed to my site normally, how would that change anything, if nginx is running on my computer? How do i give ipv4 clients a way to receive my site with my ipv6 only server without paying for any services?

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[โ€“] elmicha@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

I'd guess that the reverse proxy would run on a cheap VPS with an IPv4, and connect to your home through a VPN like wireshark.