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I have a website that I want to make public. However I don't want people to know its real location. Two solutions that could work were:

  1. To find a free webhosting and store the web interface part there, and then keep the database and non-interface logic on my real site. However it seems like all free hostings do not let you use external database. At least I couldn't find any that would.

  2. To find a free online reverse proxy that would hide the real IP of my site. However I failed to find any as well.

If you are aware of any of the above, or you know other solution, please let me know. Thanks in advance.

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  • Throw it on Amazon?
    – Chris Thorpe
    Apr 5, 2011 at 0:35
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    Point your domain at a CDN (such as the free cloud front) and restrict access to your server so that only request coming though the CDN are allowed. That will effectively mask the actual IP-address of your server(s) from the general public as well as make your site appear nearby as well.
    – HBruijn
    Nov 7, 2016 at 16:58

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Solution 1. would easily work.

You need to open your database to outside access (bind-address for mysql). And then modify your web interface (in whatever language you wrote it) to use the IP address of your database's server.

The possible drawbacks are that it can be slow to communicate with mysql this way, and the communication would be unsecured.

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  • My database is open to outside access. The problem is that free hostings (at least those that I have tried, and I have tried about 30 of them) would not allow you to connect to external database. If you know one that does allow it, I would be more than happy to know :-)
    – facha
    Jul 20, 2010 at 10:50
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If you and your users are willing to use Tor you can use the Hidden Service facility to hide your location.

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