Overview
CommServ1 is the basement server behind Ellievision. It hosts the public website, provides browser-based radio access through OpenWebRX+, supports private LAN media and file services, and handles backup storage for family photos and project files.
The project is less about flashy hardware and more about turning an old server into useful infrastructure with clear recovery notes, firewall rules, service separation, and public-facing web access that does not expose private LAN tools.
What This Proves
Public Web Hosting
Serves Ellievision and project pages to the public internet through Nginx and Cloudflare while keeping the server manageable from the LAN.
Service Separation
Public services are separated from private LAN tools so the website and SDR can be reachable without exposing file sharing, downloads, or admin interfaces.
Recovery Planning
Includes recovery notes, timestamped config backups, and simple commands for checking services, disks, containers, firewall state, and backup health.
Useful Old Hardware
Turns an older Debian server into practical infrastructure for web hosting, radio experiments, family backups, media services, and future lab projects.
What It Runs
Ellievision Website
Public portfolio, resume, contact page, project pages, and browser game experiments.
OpenWebRX+ Radio
Browser-based SDR access for radio experiments including FM, NOAA, ham bands, shortwave, FT8/FT4, and other profiles.
Private LAN Services
Local-only tools for file access, media, downloads, and server management.
Backup Storage
Family photo backup workflow and archive storage across internal and external storage locations.
Public/Private Separation
The public internet side is intended to expose only web traffic on ports 80 and 443. Private tools such as SSH, Samba, File Browser, Transmission, MiniDLNA, and direct OpenWebRX administration are intended to remain LAN or VPN only.