Is it possible to host a website using a VPN and port forwarding? (ttrpg.network)

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I'm able to use my VPN to distribute files via Soulseek/Nicotine+. Can I do this with its IP and port forwarding so people can connect to a website hosted on my machine from the internet?

I'm imagining they'd be able to connect with the basic IP:port address, but I'm really not even sure if it's possible.

I'm looking into using NGINX for this. If something else is more appropriate, I'd love to know.

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[-] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Hmm, I'm going to give this a try on my Synology since I get a free ddns address.

Edit: It works, although the DSM login page didn't load. But, it takes forever to load on my LAN, and I didn't want to leave it enabled for too long.

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