30
Can you recommend me a free domain service? (piefed.social)
submitted 12 hours ago* by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
17 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I want to try out some things with a secondary domain. I’d prefer ethical and non-shady providers. I have a fixed IP and a VPS to go with it, so it’s really only about the domain. A subdomain of my current domain is not enough. A subdomain of the provider would be OK but not ideal.
Even paying very little is not an option right now - maybe later.

Doing some preliminary research, the keyword seems to be Dynamic DNS even if I have a static IP. There are providers but those that pop up easily do not instil much confidence.

I want to hear the Fediverse's opinions! I haven't found any recent posts about this.

TIA

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 9 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Most of those free dns settups use subdomains already. Unless you cant, for a temporary domain name, I recommend just creating an account at a mainstream/reputable dns provider and buying whatever is on sale for a dollar or two per year. Dont plan on renewing because those ones shoot up.

Hopefully the .self tld becomes a thing because it is supposed to be free: https://hccf.onmy.cloud/2026/06/21/reclaiming-our-digital-selves-hccfs-vision-for-a-human-centered-top-level-domain/

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 2 points 4 hours ago* (1 child)

    a dollar or two per year

    That exists? I only seen such price for first year only, then it's normal 15$ or higher

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 1 point 3 hours ago

    It's rare to find a domain that will renew that cheap. The ones that I've seen are usually a sale price or they don't include WHOIS privacy. There are a couple that will renew for around $4 like .top and .de.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent