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Floating ip possible outside providers network?

StyxStyx Member

Hello.
Just got my hands on a beefy server im going to run at home, hosting plex, some files, some not important web, game servers etc. The thing is, i know ill change ip soon, due to change in provider and upgrade to fiber network. Also i might bring the server to lan parties and stuff like that.

My question is :

I want a dedicated ip for this server, even though im moving it around. Is there a good solution to this? So i can point my dns records to one ip, and it will always move traffic to my new ip, even if it changes?

Comments

  • magicvpnmagicvpn Member
    edited August 2019

    You could use a VPN (hosted on a VPS).

  • jackbjackb Member, Host Rep

    Wireguard and forward the ports you're interested in.

  • StyxStyx Member

    @magicvpn said:
    You could use a VPN.

    If i get a vps close to me locally, and set up openvpn etc on that, how will it work to access the server from the web that way?

  • This should work.

  • StyxStyx Member

    @magicvpn said:
    This should work.

    I would still have to edit configs every time my ip changes. That is what i want to avoid.

  • jackbjackb Member, Host Rep
    edited August 2019

    @Styx said:
    I would still have to edit configs every time my ip changes.

    Do you?

    Thanked by 1magicvpn
  • StyxStyx Member

    @jackb said:

    @Styx said:
    I would still have to edit configs every time my ip changes.

    Do you?

    @jackb said:

    @Styx said:
    I would still have to edit configs every time my ip changes.

    Do you?

    I dont know. Do i?

  • jackbjackb Member, Host Rep
    edited August 2019

    @Styx said:

    @jackb said:

    @Styx said:
    I would still have to edit configs every time my ip changes.

    Do you?

    @jackb said:

    @Styx said:
    I would still have to edit configs every time my ip changes.

    Do you?

    I dont know. Do i?

    I don't see why it would be necessary. Your internal vpn IP addresses - the ones you're forwarding to - will not change. Your external IP address (VPS IP) will not change.

    The only IP that will change is your home IP, which doesn't need to be known by the VPS for this to work.

    Thanked by 3magicvpn pike Ouji
  • I second what @jackb said.

  • VinnyletjeVinnyletje Member
    edited August 2019

    Maybe dynamic dns could work for you.

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