Exposing web apps from my local network using Oracle Cloud Free Tier, Caddy, reverse SSH tunnel
January 16, 2023•2,026 words
Introduction
Why?
I don't want to buy a new router with port forwarding (and don't want my website to expose my own IP anyway), so I need another way to expose my local server to the public internet.
I set up my microblogpub using CloudFlare tunnels, but Cloudflare's TOS prohibits excessive media content traffic, and I want to host a photo gallery.
I also want to know how to do this on a generic VPS, so I have many options to migrate my setup in the future.
I don't want to pay for a VPS at th...
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