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How can I keep my forwarded port secure?
  • Ha. That's my bad. I didn't even read the firewall rules listing 22/SSH. I agree on not opening 22 to the world. It just invites bots throwing passwords at it.

    I just read Minecraft in the original post which from reading runs from 25565 which I wouldn't worry about. If OP needs 22 for admission I'd either whitelist it or use a VPN/Tailscale.

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    Who Stops a "Bad Guy With a Gun"?
  • Having the general public feeling that they need to carry a gun for self defense just sounds crazy to me.

    Stabbings have risen here in the UK but generally it's either a rare occasion where some nutter is on the run or it's gang related. In general I would never feel the need to carry my own knife around for self defense. I don't know anyone who carries a knife around with them for self defense.

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    The Floor Is Comfier Than Beds and Couches
  • I love my bed. I do though sit on the floor in the lounge. I vary better the floor and the sofa. I find it comfortable.

    I think it stemmed from when I was younger. My mum was quite obsessive with being tidy. To not mess up the sofa and cushions,.I'd just sit on the floor.

    I live in the UK where generally our lounges are carpeted so it's not a solid floor. Our weather is typical crap though so it's due to being hot.

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    How can I keep my forwarded port secure?
  • More effort than I would consider. I'd just allow all traffic incoming on that port. I'd only consider whitelist if someone was giving me grief. Even then that would be after blacklisting an IP wasn't solving my problem.

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    Journey into self-hosting
  • I have a couple of services, including nginx (a website) that run though a Cloudflare Tunnel. No need to open up ports and certificates are automatically managed.

    https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/

    I also use ddclient to update my own personal domain with my internets dynamic IP (no need for a dynamic DNS provider). I have to do this as I host Jellyfin and Cloudflare don't support streaming through their tunnels. So yes this is exposed to the internet. It does sit behind a caddy reverse proxy though.

    I also run a wireguard VPN so that I can dial in when out the home. Im in Spain next week so can use that to get BBC iPlayer etc. The wireguard uses an address that is dynamically updated by ddclient (domain is hosted by Cloudflare)

    Emails I don't bother self hosting. I actually pay for simplelogin and send emails there via aliases. They then route to a single Proton email address.

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    Fathers and their dogs
  • Also, looking at the picture, he sleeps in the day or with the lights on.

    This could be any old photo of someone sleeping on a sofa bed with a dog and then someone came up with a sob story for karma.

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    If You Bought Bored Ape NFTs at the Peak, You’ve Lost 93% of Your Investment - Decrypt
  • I hated how loads of companies appeared out of nowhere to cash in on this. I feel for people who tried to make an investment hoping it will be the next Bitcoin. I'm really glad it died on its arse though. Pretty sick of seeing shit images of cartoon dogs and monkeys.

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    [OpenCritic] Astro Bot Reviews (95 Top Critic Average 100% Critics Recommend)
  • Can't wait to play this. Astros Playroom was the best game I've played on the PS5.

    The PS5 has been a big disappointment for me. Certainly after the PS4 which was a huge success with so many good releases. The only games I've been playing on the PS5 are updated PS4 games.

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