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Ready to take the plunge and spin up a Lemmy server but I'm already stuck trying to come up with a domain name. (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by TrinityTek@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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As the title says, I'm ready to fire up a Lemmy server of my own. I have a suitable VPS running Debian 11. I think I can probably make short work of it once I get past this one difficult point. What should I call my Lemmy server? With catchy names out there like "Lemmy.World" and "sh.itjust.works", I really want to come up with something good. Unfortunately after thinking it over for three days now and checking tons of names for availability, I don't feel any closer to deciding on a name. It doesn't help that almost all the dictionary words are sold at premium rates these days, even with a fairly obscure tld. Any name suggestions or techniques for choosing a good name would be appreciated. It probably sounds silly but this part just isn't my strong suit and I'm frustrated that it's holding up the project.

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[-] hitagi@ani.social 2 points 3 years ago

Is it for a general instance or perhaps a specific niche/topic? Either way, anything short and simple is enough. Most people don't like typing long addresses.

[-] TrinityTek@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago

What do you think of fdr8.us? Then I could do some subdomains off of it like lemmy.fdr8.us and mastodon.fdr8.us.

[-] ericjmorey@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

I like it. You could make that work.

[-] TrinityTek@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! After days of thinking about it and checking availability it was the best I had come up with so I just went for it. Those urls should work soon if all goes according to plan.

[-] ericjmorey@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

Have fun!

[-] TitanLaGrange@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

Do .us domains still have a strict locality-based naming scheme? Or did they end that policy?

[-] TrinityTek@lemmy.world 1 points 3 years ago

The policy still exists. I am located in California and had to attest to where I am from and how I intend to use the domain.

[-] TrinityTek@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

I'm thinking general instance, but I don't want a bunch of right wing or religious stuff so I will have some ground rules.

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