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What service one should NOT self host (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Like the title says, I'm new to self hosting world. 😀 while I was researching, I found out that many people dissuaded me to self host email server. Just too complicated and hard to manage. What other services that you think we should just go use the currently available providers in the market and why? 🙂thank you

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean by "clearly". Open RDP without password protection?

I often use RDP to access my desktop Windows 10.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The password isn't enough. It's not a hardened protocol and vulnerabilities are found in it with some regularity. There have been unauthenticated RCEs before, ie nightmare scenario.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Those vulnerabilites come from humans clicking on files they're not supposed to click on. NO way of communication is secure against that. Not even the magic of Tailscale. RDP offers 2FA and has an encrypted connection. It's fine!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Even Microsoft recommends against opening rdp to the web and to use a VPN instead.

You're playing with fire here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Microsoft recommends against opening rdp to the web

As far as a few google searches got me: No, they don't.