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Unless you’re planning on virtualizing your router on the server (think OPNsense VM or something) then really only one ethernet port is required. Otherwise the sky is the limit. For example, mine has a 1 Gbps port, a 2.5gbps port, and two 10 Gbps ports.
Depends on what you want/need and whether you want to future proof I guess.
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PiHole can’t specify specific ports for each cname, which is what you need a reverse proxy for.
Typically, you create all of your cnames in pihole and direct them to your reverse proxy server IP. From your reverse proxy of choice, you specify each url to the specific ip:port of your service.
You will need to run a reverse proxy on one of your VMs ( I use Caddy, it’s very simple), and forward port 80/443 to your reverse proxy.
Within your reverse proxy, you can tell it what port corresponds to which address and it will send you to the right service.
This is obviously an oversimplified answer, but there are many Caddy guides and I can help you with any specific questions.
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Try using the local IP of the machine instead of localhost.