I've been using an old phone to host a website for my DnD game using Termux, Apache, PHP, and MariaDB. My plan is to turn the server on during sessions and off when not in use, but I want to make it publicly accessible for my group. The problem is, I can't port forward since I don't have access to my campus router. I'm looking for a free way to make my localhost public. I've heard of services like Ngrok and Cloudflare but I'm concerned about potential charges once I hit their limits. Any suggestions? Bonus points if I can keep my funny subdomain, afraid.org!
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You might want to check out Tor or Cloudflare's Tunnel. They don’t require any login and can connect without port forwarding, which is perfect for your setup. Just keep in mind that Tor might introduce some latency.
I thought Tor was just for accessing the dark web. Is it really good for this kind of hosting?