Comment on Own domain for Jellyfin and privacy concerns
Zikeji@programming.dev 9 hours ago
Let’s back up some - a free dynDNS provider would not cause connection issues, unless DNS resolution itself stopped working - which is unlikely. It sounds more like the Internet you’re running off of itself has issues. What in particular is making you blame the dynDNS? Who is it?
I am using dynv6.com. The reason I blame the DNS resolution is because when I have issues connecting (as if the domain is not available), it does not mean that my friends cannot connect either. The server is at a friends house who has a fiber connection and who has no issues when we habe trouble connecting again. I could be totally wrong, but to me it sounds like dynv6 has some troubles.
I also have a script running, which constantly updates dynv6 with our current IP address.
Well, it can’t hurt to cross it off. You don’t need to get a domain from a registrar that offers dynamic DNS, you just need to register a domain (or try another dynamic DNS like the other user suggested) and use a DNS provider that is free and offers an API. I personally use Cloudflare, there are plenty of guides for setting up a dynamic record on CF.
For registering a domain you can use an affordable registrar, I’m a Porkbun customer - for a .com domain it’s like $11 for a year. No need to spend monthly.
I looked into porkbun and it seems that they already offer a Cloudflare API for dynamic DNS. Why did you choose to separately use Cloudflare? Bit otherwise it looks promising to give it a try.
iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
… Check duckdns constant resolution issues. There’s lots of threads about their inconsistency and unreliability. Can’t really complain, because it’s truly free, but there’s no full week that goes without issue.
Zikeji@programming.dev 9 hours ago
Ha, if he said duckDNS I was going to recommend something more reliable like freedns.afraid.org.
That being said, the description in his post doesn’t make it seem that way.
dingleberrylover@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
For me it seems like a very similar issue with these inconsistencies. Why would your think it does not really match? Especially given that the network connection of our server location is always fine during these down times?
Zikeji@programming.dev 7 hours ago
Your connection being fine during downtime is a new detail not in your original post that changes the dynamics. That being said I believe my other response should be helpful.
dingleberrylover@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
For me it seems like to be a similar issue with the duckdns inconsistencies.