So, just as the title says, I wanna know if anyone here uses a proxy as a way to access a private network instead of a VPN.
In my server i just use nginx to reverse proxy through different webapps, and now the time has arrived for nextcloud, now I’m thinking that I’d rather have such services more isolated from the wider web, and I like the simplicity of a proxy login. Though I am skeptical of the user/password model for proxying into a server. Afaik all proxy server logins work within that framework.
So, does anyone do this??
Edit: I know I can find a config wherever in the web, the post is more about experiences or thoughts about using a proxy instead of the common recommendation of a VPN. Thats all. :)
I use Caddy with Authelia and Caddy MIB. Anything that I need access to is exposed via reverse proxy with Authelia infront of it. That sometimes mean I have to login twice. Caddy MIB makes it so repeat offenders are blocked for longer and longer. Prevents brute forcing stuff like Jellyfin.
I am considering using Tailscale (or Headscale) because I could combine that with Mullvad VPN and still have my internal DNS. But I only have one server and I have hairpin NAT configured so I just enter my domain name inside and outside of my LAN and it just workstm. I also considered using Traefik but Caddy just just workstm. Only problem I had was with Dawarish needing brotli encryption, I had to create my own docker image (and then I automated keeping it up to date with Woodpecker CI and Renovate).
All in all, I like the reverse proxy route.