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When I get the motivation again I will give this a try. A while ago I was wondering if a tool like this existed so it’s nice to see it pop up now. Thank you for this.

For verification I used the built in certificate manager in Nginx Proxy Manager. I generate an API key from Cloudflare for a DNS zone:zone:edit key with the domain I am using. Then I chose DNS verification in Proxy Manager and put the API key in the edit box. This has been successful every time.

Do you use Cloudflare Tunnel or are you using Cloudflare as a Dynamic DNS? I’ve had issues with certbot but I think I just wasn’t using it properly, what process did you use for DNS verification?

I’ll give your suggestions a try when I get the motivation to try again. Sort of burnt myself out at the moment and would like to continue with other stuff.

I am actually using the Cloudflare Tunnel with SSL enabled which is how I was able to achieve that in the first place.

For the curious here are the steps I took to get that to work:

This is on a Raspberry Pi 5 (arm64, Raspberry Pi OS/Debian 12)

# Cloudflared -> Install & Create Tunnel & Run Tunnel
                 -> https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/get-started/create-local-tunnel/
                    -> Select option -> Linux
                    -> Step 4: Change -> credentials-file: /root/.cloudflared/<Tunnel-UUID>.json -> credentials-file: /home/USERNAME/.cloudflared/<Tunnel-UUID>.json
              -> Run as a service
                 -> Open new terminal
                 -> sudo cp ~/.cloudflared/config.yml /etc/cloudflared/config.yml
                 -> https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/configure-tunnels/local-management/as-a-service/
              -> Configuration (Optional) -> https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/configure-tunnels/local-management/configuration-file/
                 -> sudo systemctl restart cloudflared
              -> Enable SSL connections on Cloudflare site
                 -> Main Page -> Websites -> DOMAINNAME.COM -> SSL/TLS -> Configure -> Full -> Save
                    -> SSL/TLS -> Edge Certificates -> Always Use HTTPS: On -> Opportunistic Encryption: On -> Automatic HTTPS Rewrites: On -> Universal SSL: Enabled

Cloudflared complains about ~/.cloudflared/config.yml and /etc/cloudflared/config.yml not matching. I just edit ~/.cloudflared/config.yml and run sudo cp ~/.cloudflared/config.yml /etc/cloudflared/config.yml again followed by sudo systemctl restart cloudflared whenever I make any changes.

The configuration step is just there as reference for myself, it’s not necessary for a simple setup.

The tunnel is nice and convenient. It does the job well. I just have a strong personal preference to not depend on large organizations. I’ve installed Timeshift as a backup management for myself so I can easily revisit this topic later when my brain is ready.

Nginx Proxy Manager has been handling certs for me, I’m not sure how it handles certs since it’s packaged in a docker container. I can only assume it does something similar to Caddy which also automatically handles certificate registration and renewals. So probably certbot.

All I know is that NPM has an option for DNS challenges which is how I got my certs in the first place.

That’s what I thought. NPM is handling the certs just fine.

Could it be that I’m setting up the reverse proxy wrong? Whenever I enable SSL on that reverse proxy, the connection just hangs and drops after a minute. I’m not understanding why it’s doing that.

I’ve noticed personally just how different my mind works when I am constantly presented with data for my actions. Even though these random data points have no real affect on my life, I’m still drawn to having those numbers be bigger than before. From the votes I receive from a social media comment to the reactions from a meme posted in a discord server, all I want is more attention through a click of a button from someone else’s screen.

I hate it. It feels like my value is placed into a number. For me, I prefer my value to come from how I treat other people. I feel a far greater sense of self when I am able to put my time and effort into helping other people. I get to learn the inner workings of someone else and teach them to empower themselves. It feels rewarding when later on those people I helped express their gratitute and trust in me. That is far more rewarding compared to the quick hit from any brain chemistry when looking at a bunch of data points or a bunch of money.

Unfortunately, I can’t make money this way. Not in the way I want to learn, teach and empower other people. I’m terrified of going into a career that will destroy my innate desire to help others. I know it’ll wreck me in the process. Again.

Capitalism destroys everything it touches by sucking all the life, creativity and humanity out of it until there’s a empty shell left behind. An empty shell that looks like every other empty shell. All those empty shells can be counted, given a value and sold. Reducing us and the human experience to yet another data point.

I truly hope more people come to understand that these data points don’t have to put us in a competitions with each other. That our value as people can come from places that don’t have/need to be from a number value.

One day, our planet will die. One day the last historian will die and all that data and preserved knowledge will sit and decay. It’s human knowledge and it’s meaning has more value to humans than any other living creature on our planet.

Personally, I’d rather live a life where my actions are responsible for the wellbeing of myself, my community and the land under my feet. It doesn’t matter to me anymore if my value can’t be reduced to a number.

A long time ago I came across a game that was part of a 1mb challenge. It’s called A New Zero. I played it quite a lot, just flying around and dive bombing boats was entertaining enough for me.

I was impressed with 1mb but 13kb and 96kb is pretty amazing. I really enjoy seeing stuff like this.