Step 1: Registering your domain name
Your domain name will be the foundational building block for your home-lab. It will provide an easy way to connect […]
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In this section we take you through the steps getting your home lab online. We start with registering your own domain name. Next we need to link your dynamic external IP address to your domain name. We will use DDNS to achieve this. If you happen to have a fixed IP address you can skip the DDNS steps and register your IP address directly. Then we will bring your DSM online by opening ports and using the reverse proxy in the Synology NAS.
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What is DDNS? And why do you need it?
DDNS stands for Dynamic Domain Name System, it basically maps your domain name to a dynamic IP address. Most, if
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Step 2: Setting up Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a global network and web performance company that provides services like content delivery, security, and domain name system
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Step 3: DDNS with Cloudflare
Having setup your FQDN to work with the Cloudflare DNS servers, it is now time to setup DDNS on your
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Step 4: Getting a certificate for your NAS
The first step in securing your connection to your NAS is providing it with a certificate. A certificate is used
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Using subdomains to access your NAS
Now you have your main domain name registered, your external IP address is automatically updated through DDNS and you have
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Reverse-Proxy
With setting up the Synology NAS for external access, we have already encountered a proxy-server. Cloudflare is a proxy server,
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Summary setting up FQDN
Registering your domain (Step 1 and step 2) Setup DDNS (Step 3) Get a wildcard certificate (Step 4) Start using