Hey is there any alternatives to CloudFlare reverse proxies? I want to hide my server IP but not share everything with CF…

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    15 days ago

    I’d probably use a VPS myself.

    I seem to recall db0 saying that lemmy.dbzer0.com is behind some sort of reverse proxy. I assume that they’re in the same boat as OP.

    looks

    $ host -t a lemmy.dbzer0.com
lemmy.dbzer0.com has address 51.77.203.116
$ whois 51.77.203.116
[snip]
role:           OVH Technical Contact
address:        OVH SAS
address:        2 rue Kellermann
address:        59100 Roubaix
address:        France
admin-c:        OK217-RIPE
tech-c:         GM84-RIPE
tech-c:         SL10162-RIPE
nic-hdl:        OTC2-RIPE
abuse-mailbox:  abuse@ovh.net
mnt-by:         OVH-MNT
created:        2004-01-28T17:42:29Z
last-modified:  2014-09-05T10:47:15Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '51.77.0.0/16AS16276'

route:          51.77.0.0/16
origin:         AS16276
mnt-by:         OVH-MNT
created:        2018-03-07T09:24:45Z
last-modified:  2018-03-07T09:24:45Z
source:         RIPE
$

    I don’t know if that’s a VPS, but looks like they’re using OVH.

    • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
      0·
      15 days ago

      a reverse proxy these days is pretty much just a requirement of any dynamic service. they often run on the same host as the software

      • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
        0·
        15 days ago

        Aight, but db0 had something about it obscuring the server location, IIRC.