Beginning user here Have been working on a truenas box with items I already own before I buy some real hardware and make a proper nas box. For various apps that run as servers (eg, Pi-Hole, Ubiquiti Controller, Ad Guard), etc. my understanding is that each service should be getting its own IP addr…

[image] Stephen_Janssen: my understanding is that each service should be getting its own IP address from DHCP of the router. No, that is not the way they work (under SCALE, at least; you don’t specify which version you’re using); they all share the IP of the server and use their own ports. F…

I see, so helpful to know I wasn’t missing something. So for my DNS entry, would I enter in something like 123.123.1.133:88 (made up the IP, just using for illustration purposes) presuming that this is the address of my truenas and port 88 is where I have Pi-Hole listening?

[image] Stephen_Janssen: port 88 is where I have Pi-Hole listening? I’d assume you’d have Pi-Hole listening on port 53–why would you use a different one?

Jut grabbing random numbers, but yes - I saw that 53 is where it is normally set to.

IP addresses for Apps Running in Truenas install

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LarsR December 30, 2024, 10:45pm 2

If you want that feature pls vote for Allow apps to have their own IP

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IP addresses for Apps Running in Truenas install

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