Nextcloud on a Raspberry Pi, Fronted by a Tiny VPS — Nginx Reverse Proxy, Trusted Proxies, and Basic Auth for Jellyfin

I didn’t “move Nextcloud to the cloud”. I moved the front door to a VPS… and kept the house on my Raspberry Pi. 😄 This post documents the setup I ended up with: A public VPS (host: funbox) running Nginx + Let’s Encrypt A private Raspberry Pi (host: iot-hub) running Docker services (Nextcloud, Jellyfin, …) A private backhaul using Tailscale (the 100.x.y.z network) A correct Nextcloud reverse-proxy configuration (trusted_domains, trusted_proxies, and overwrite values) A pragmatic security layer for media: Basic Auth at Nginx for Jellyfin (in addition to Jellyfin’s own login) I’m writing this as a “future me” note and a “copy-paste friendly” guide. ...

February 2, 2026 · 6 min · Iman Alipour

Movie Night Over the Internet: Jellyfin + Tailscale on a Raspberry Pi 4

Ok. Let me tell you the why first. So…. I was turning from one side to the other on my bed, going through YouTube. The thing that I used to silence my pain, to let the time pass, and to forget. But it didn’t hit the same anymore. I was bored. Eternal boredom. Then the loneliness came back. It’s funny how you can be in the middle of dozens of people, i.e., not alone, but still feel lonely. Anyway. I though to myself “let’t message one of my two best friends”, We eventually went into a google meet, talked and talked, and decided to watch a movie together at the same time. I told him I still have my Raspberry Pi lying around, let me put it to good use. Few hours passed, and I was ready. Here is what happened in those few hours. ...

December 21, 2025 · 9 min · Iman Alipour
Six looks of the INET LED logo

INET Logo That Breathes — From CAD to LEDs to a Calm Little Server

I didn’t add a warning sign to the room. I taught the logo to breathe. ;-D The Rotunde is a good room for bold ideas and yummy coffee. The door sighs shut and the outside world gives up on us. The only thing it’s not good at is ventilating itself. Forty minutes into a group meeting, or a sressful defence, and we all feel like sleeping and running back to our offices! ...

October 17, 2025 · 17 min · Iman Alipour
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