Is it possible to run a reverse proxy only on a specific service or port? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I’m happily serving a few websites and services publicly. Now I would like to host my Navidrome server, but keep the contents private on the web to stay out of trouble. I’m afraid that when I install a reverse proxy, it’ll take my other stuff ~~online~~ offline and causes me various headaches that I’m not really in the headspace for at the moment. Is there a safe way to go about doing this selectively?

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[-] foster@lemmy.fosterhangdaan.com 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

First of all, doesn't Navidrome have authentication? So, I don't see why exposing it to the public is a problem.

Second, some reverse proxies support basic auth. This way, you can password-protect some services and is useful if the service does not have its own authentication. Here as an example snippet for Caddy:

example.com {
	basic_auth {
		# Username "Bob", password "hiccup"
		Bob $2a$14$Zkx19XLiW6VYouLHR5NmfOFU0z2GTNmpkT/5qqR7hx4IjWJPDhjvG
	}
	reverse_proxy myservice:8000
}

You'll have to look up the docs for other reverse proxies.

[-] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Thanks. You’re right about Navidrome supporting authentication. I’m using HTTP instead of HTTPS, though. I was advised to use a reverse proxy to avoid potential legal issues.

[-] tko@tkohhh.social 5 points 3 days ago

What's your reason for using HTTP? That seems like a really bad idea this day in age, ESPECIALLY if that's something you're going to make available on the internet.

[-] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

They’re lightweight sites that exist to be accessed by vintage computers which aren’t powerful enough to run SSL.

[-] tko@tkohhh.social 3 points 3 days ago

Gotcha... as long as you understand that any device that receives that traffic can see exactly what's in it! (no sarcasm intended at all... if you're informed of the risk and OK with it, then all is well!)

[-] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I have a general idea. I appreciate the info :). I’ve made a point of having nothing sensitive in the contents or the requests (I don’t have any forms, for example. It’s all static pages).

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