I have been running a large server 24/7 for about a month and a half now. It is only for myself and the fam, no one else has access to it at all.

I’m trying to learn about selfhosting and whatnot, but it’s…a lot. Is there anything I need to do specifically besides configuring it correctly in order to protect it and myself. I hear people talking about putting stuff in dockers, putting things behind a reverse proxy, a VPN, etc.

I do currently have it running behind ProtonVPN but that’s it. Do I need to be doing more?

Thanks in advance for any help!

  • NameTaken@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Is the server exposed to the internet at all? ie, Did you open a port on your firewall to allow inbound connections? If not, then nothing should be exposed to the internet and you should have no problem. Proton is also a vpn not a firewall and really doesn’t offer much protection against attacks. It basically just muddies the water on the origin of your Internet traffic.

    • MTZ@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      14 hours ago

      I did not do any configuration with the ports whatsoever. It’s just one of my PCs connected to a NAS, which in turn streams television shows, movies, documentaries, and music throughout my home. No one else has physical access to the serup, and as far as I know, no one else has remote access to it either.