CybersecKyle Security How-To Series: Power User and Small Team, Part 4 - Light Self Hosting Behind a Reverse Proxy

I am back with Season 3, Part 4 of the Power User and Small Team track in my CybersecKyle Security How-To Series. This time we are talking about light self-hosting behind a reverse proxy: useful, fun, and much safer when exposure is intentional.Self-hosting is one of those hobbies that starts innocently.You run a dashboard. Then a notes app. Then a file tool. Then a media server. Then a status page. Then suddenly your home network has a tiny production environment sitting under the desk, and the internet can see more than you meant to publish.I like self-hosting. I also like knowing what is exposed.A reverse proxy gives you a clean front door, but it is not magic security dust. Instead of opening random ports for every service, you publish a smaller number of entry points, route traffic by hostname, manage TLS, and put access controls in front of things that should not be public.The mission here is intentional exposure, not accidental internet plumbing.What you are buildingBy the end…