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> Mapping X subdomain to Y port on Z machine should take a couple clicks from a web interface.

route53 can work like that, it also has a cli version. (But you can't get the domain there).



> (But you can't get the domain there)

There's Amazon Domains now.

Additionally, https://github.com/crazy-max/ddns-route53 works well as a dynamic DNS configurator for Route 53.

For most home users, a Docker-supporting server is the best option.

Traefik has ACME and labels-based configuration for Docker hosts. It is a good choice for multiplexing HTTPS services by subdomain names.

In my opinion the biggest limitation is that there is no universal API for network routing appliances, whether it is your $30 home combo WiFi/router or your $20,000 Cisco device.

An access-key-authorized version of UPnP would be sufficient for the vast majority of users. Or even iptables commands over public key authenticated SSH.

But giant corporations - Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook - they are in the cloud business, Microsoft doesn't ship a home server technology really anymore.

The most popular home server software, like Plex, is really purposefully disruptive to giant software and media companies. By contrast you're going to have a bad time running your own Dropbox competitor from home, because that sort of technology is engineered around cloud computing.


Can it tunnel to local devices like a RPi or just AWS VMs?


You have to own the IP, and map the RPi to the standard ports (80/443, likely have to set that up from router). Alternatively just do x.com:yyyy if you don't mind (though you probably do for an external facing website).


No, it's just DNS. It doesn't provide any additional routing.




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