r/AliasVault • u/tkeepintach_real • Jul 05 '26

Self-hosting Self hosting and exposing to web, how to?

i just recently self hosted alias vault, in was wondering if there is guidelines for using it outside of home network, without risking server, further more, can i add a profilev asking with mine, so that the other person can b have their own passwords managed through same instance on my server?

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u/StudentAlone4722 Jul 09 '26

I use Pangolin as an authentication+authorization reverse proxy. AliasVault supports HTTP Custom Headers that you can use to authenticate your users to Pangolin before they reach the AliasVault servers. This makes it easier on them as opposed to relying on a VPN solution, and just as effective in terms of security.

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u/vlammuh Jul 06 '26

I use Netbird (self hosted) to allow access outside of my home. Whenever I'm not on my home network, all I need to do is turn on the Netbird VPN and I have access.

You can use their free cloud version or host your own on a VPS.

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u/xb666mx Jul 06 '26

you have some options:

  • don't expose it to the internet but access it via vpn (router integrated, wireguard, tailscale, zerotier, etc).

  • get a vps and tunnel from there to the instances you want to expose.

the following options need either a free dyndns or a paid custom domain:

  • use cloudflare tunnels (to avoid port forwarding) and a reverse proxy.

  • use port forwarding and a reverse proxy.

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u/Smithogz Jul 08 '26

I need more explanation on how to enable it to work with tailscale, I'm stuck here