How would you serve from the phone into the internet? The only option I see is via WiFi to a router and hope your ISP gave you a static IP.
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Twoafros@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Thanks for writing this! I’ve been trying to use my old samsung as a server. Have you trying using it to host a fediverse server? Do you think thats possible?
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 6 days ago
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
Get free dns, get auto dns for dynamic ip on software thingy,???, profit
Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
yeah you could, depending on if it can run a mainline Linux vm or is supported by postmarketos
you’d just need to port forward to your phone from the router and set up DDNS (if you don’t have a public static ip). same thing as any other server.
I’d highly recommend making the phone headless and controlling it though SSH from another device. it’s way more ergonomic.
Jumpropegazing@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
thats something i dont really know anything about lol i tried doing a cursory search and its a bit confusing to know if thats possible or not
Twoafros@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Thanks anyway. I will keep trying, I hope somebody else tries it and it works.