/tags/cgnat/ Recent content in CGNAT on Mahendra | Random Tech Hugo en-us Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:13:00 +0000 /posts/selfhosted-apps-routed-from-vps/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:13:00 +0000 /posts/selfhosted-apps-routed-from-vps/ <h1 id="hosting-websites-from-home-behind-cgnat-without-a-public-ip">Hosting Websites from Home Behind CGNAT (Without a Public IP)</h1> <p>Hosting web services and applications on a home server provides complete control over your data, access to your own hardware, and eliminates recurring compute fees. However, modern residential internet connections present a major roadblock: <strong>Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT)</strong>.</p> <h3 id="the-problem-why-port-forwarding-wont-work">The Problem: Why Port Forwarding Won&rsquo;t Work</h3> <p>With usual broadband, your ISP assigns your you a publicly routable IPv4 address. Directing web traffic to a home server was as simple as forwarding incoming requests on ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS) to your local server&rsquo;s internal IP address.</p>