I’m currently using NPM and upgrading to a new VPS for my business. I have a public website and am going to host a few more for friends, plus a few other services. Everything is on docker for ease. I use Cloudflare for DNS so would prefer using a DNS challenge. I will change this at some point but not yet ready to!
Should I:
- stick with Nginx Proxy Manager which I know well (is it really that insecure or outdated?)
- switch to NPM Plus (assuming this is the easiest)
- switch to Caddy (seems to be there most recommended but will be a learning curve for me)
- Try out Nginx (seems like a massive learning curve so I’m very reluctant)
Since you are already using Cloudflare, and you are moving to an upgraded VPS, why not incorporate Cloudflare’s Tunnel/ZeroTrust? The nice thing about their ZeroTrust Tunnel is that you don’t have to punch holes in your UFW firewall, no port forwarding or NAT on your external firewall/router. It’s just one tunnel that handles your traffic, and Cloudflare takes care of the certs.There is a section that allows you to implement the DNS challenge/verification. You seem experienced so it’s fairly easy to deploy. The caveat is that you have to have a proper domain name, and use the issued Cloudflare nameservers. I picked up a domain name at NamesCheap for $1.75 USD.