Use OctoPi with a custom domain

[Dymoxz]

Hi,

I would like to use OctoPrint (installed on my raspberry pi 3b), with a custom domain name, so I can access it from outside of my home. I know I can just use my external IP and port forward, which I have tried, but I think it would be nicer to just go to a website instead of typing the IP.

I have tried to link my IP to the domain I got on NameCheap. I did this via masked redirecting but because the OctoPrint is HTTP instead of HTTPS I could not pass the login page. I have also searched around a bit but I could not find anything that worked for me.

If anyone could maybe share a "simple" way to achieve this it would be great.

thanks

[Ewald_Ikemann]

Hello @Dymoxz

@Dymoxz

and port forward

This is not recommended!

You may have a look on this:

A Guide To Safe Remote Access of OctoPrint

A guest post by Jubaleth on a topic that is very dear to my heart and on which I’m starting to sound like a broken record - please head this warning and invest the time that properly securing internal services needs. ~Gina So, you’ve got your shiny new printer, and just installed OctoPrint, great! Being able to remotely monitor your print is a fantastic ability. Being able to start a print remotely is incredibly handy. From within the realm of your local network, you have a ton of …