I plan to selfhost nextcloud, for now just for bookmark sync. is there a point to installing a vpn on the computer running the instance? it shouldnt matter as long as i have https right? what about if i dont have a domain? i cant have https without a domain (ill buy one later just want everything to work first). or maybe use one of those free domain providers for now to get https? what do you guys think?

  • ProperlyProperTea
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    11 months ago

    Sure, you can use a VPN if you want to spin up the instance and connect to it without having a domain. You can always open the instance of Nextcloud to the internet later, when you buy a domain.

    Get a cheap .XYZ domain if you just want to experiment with spinning up a reverse proxy.

  • Tenkard
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    11 months ago

    It’s an extra layer of security. Your nextcloud instance won’t be reachable from anybody who isn’t on your vpn, if a bug which allows unauthorized access gets discovered you will be protected, if they steal your nextcloud credentials you will be protected, but if you’re on a device without the vpn you won’t be able to access nextcloud. As for the domain you can buy a random xyz for a couple of bucks per year so just do it