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Hosting a website locally - Restrictions?

jaffyjames — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 21:40:53 GMT

I have a website and using Apache to create my own web server. I have it all configured with port forwarding, but cannot access it using my public IP address.

Can anyone tell me if there are restriction on hosting a website on your own machine and making it available through your IP?

Re: Hosting a website locally - Restrictions?

KeithFrench — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:16:20 GMT

You will not be able to access it via your WAN IP address or DDNS domain from a device connected locally to your router. Any traffic going out from the router to the internet & back in again is NAT loopback & TalkTalk has always blocked this due to a security vulnerability. To test, use a smartphone & disconnect it from your WiFi, then access the web server via the DDNS domain via mobile data. To access the webserver locally use its private IP address.

Re: Hosting a website locally - Restrictions?

jaffyjames — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:01:01 GMT

Thanks Keith for you help ! I checked it on my mobile and it is working. Thanks again

Re: Hosting a website locally - Restrictions?

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:03:38 GMT

Thanks for your help @KeithFrench 🙂

Michelle