Do I need a domain name in order to connect to my Mini Server 10.8.2 from outside my network?

I am working on setting up my mac mini server. Aside from in home file sharing I want ot be able to connect to some files remotely and even upload files, say pictures from my camera, to my server from outside my network. I am only looking to have maybe 2 users that have access. Should I get a domain name from a place like GoDaddy? in order to set up server to use domain in initial setup? I have 2 Drobos connected with my music, videos and pictures and I wat to access them from an Android, Windows and iPod device when away from home. Any how-tos out there or good step by step guides?
Thanks for any information.
-Peace
-Dave

A normal address like www.domain.com is intended to work with static IP addresses, DynDNS is a service specifically intended for dynamic addresses and it will therefore automatically update the address e.g. name.dyndns.org to match the dynamic IP address each time it changes.
Some home broadband routers have built-in support to act as a DynDNS client but if yours does not then you can run the DynDNS software on your Mac server. This will then tell the DynDNS servers what your current dynamic IP address is so they can map it to your host name.
The result will be that your users can use a name like yourname.dyndns.org to access your server and not have to worry about the fact your IP address may change.
You would still need to run a VPN server to allow your remote users to connect to your network but OS X Server can do this. You could also run a website but depending on your needs that might be better done by using a web hosting service.

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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574150.aspx
http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/sanderberkouwer/archive/2012/09/17/new-features-in-active-directory-domain-services-in-windows-server-2012-part-19-offline-domain-join-improvements.aspx
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