Web Hosting (Personal Domain, Non Static IP)

[dereklast]

I'm busy testing Amahi, while I prepare to retire my WHS system...

I have tested hosting a website and after a few tweeks to the html folder permissions, it works well, I navigate to the site from my amahi dashboard, I have a domain with godaddy that I would like to use when I finally have everything up and running but I have a small problem in that I don't have a static IP....

How I would like things to work...
When someone enters my domain in their web browser I would like my site to be displayed not the amahi desktop. However I still want to access my amahi desktop from outside my network. It's a basic site with wordpress and loads of photos...

1. What do I need to do to make this possible?
2. What do I need to do to make sure that the server is secure and ONLY my website is available to the outside world without passwords etc?
3. Do I need some sort of Dyn DNS? - Does that work with godaddy domains?


Thanks!!!!!

[bigfoot65]

This is a feature that is still being developed. The only simple option at this time to display an app outside the network is by following the guidance in the wiki. Only 1 app can be done, unless the app natively is run on other than port 80. For example, we have some apps run on other ports that can be accessed outside the network on their respective port.

If you follow that guidance in the wiki and set an app, such as Wordpress to be available outside the network, the dashboard will not. The only way the dashboard is available outside is if you forward port 80 and do not modify any web apps to be seen.

You requirements are on target with what we are currently working, but it may be a while before this feature is available. I am unsure if there is any other way at the moment to do what you desire without extensive modification. Maybe one of our more experienced network users can jump in.

Amahi was not originally designed to be used in this fashion, so we are now trying to accommodate it for future versions based on user demand. As I mentioned, there is no estimated time of availability, so if you can find a viable solution that works, please share it in the wiki.

[dereklast]

bigfoot

Thanks for the reply! Great to hear that you are working on great new features!

Thanks again.

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