The original post: /r/homelab by /u/sajlenty on 2024-12-28 00:11:35.

hi i am very new to all things linux considered, but recently been following some tutorials to set up simple dashboard and few docker containers using docker compose. it crossed my mind to maybe try and host minecraft on the laptop i am using as the server, just to test things out. i have set up a server using docker compose but now something fairly important came up, that maybe i would not want to give my friends my ip address so they can log in. what are my options with this? i am a huge noob when it comes to networking, i understand basic terms and some configuration but i have no idea if I can somehow “spoof” my ip address.