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eksb@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Consider getting a VPS to play around with to learn how this stuff works before you expose your data to the internet.
Learn about how DNS works. You will create an A record (and possibly also an AAAA recordy) for your domain pointing to your home IP (or VPS).
If SquareSpace does not let you set records (and will only allow you to use Squarespace-hosted services) you will need to migrate your domain to another provider. I like gandi.net.
Learn how your router does port forwarding. You will forward port(s) for the calendar service from your router to your home PC. (Or learn how to do firewalls on your VPS.)
Before you actually connect to it with credentials over the internet, set up SSL/TLS certificates with LetsEncrypt.

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pHr34kY@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
The educational route I took was Hurricane Electric’s free IPv6 online course. It taught me a bunch of networking principles. When you finish the course (and get “sage” status), you get free lifetime DNS access. This includes dynamic DNS that automatically updates when your IP address changes.

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- Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Oooo this might be the path I take to finally get off IPv4. Cheers.
  
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irmadlad@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Consider getting a VPS to play around with to learn how this stuff works before you expose your data to the internet.

Highly recommend this, especially when exposing your local server to the internet when you may still be a bit green with the security aspects of self hosting. Small VPS for under $30 a year are dime a dozen really, and well worth the price for the education you can get from them.

Even now, I have a small VPS that I regularly test things on before I put it on the production server.

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