Comment on Is it possible to have a usable domain without a VPS or a static IP address?
drone509@discuss.tchncs.de 6 days ago
It is possible to use a dynamic DNS service. They’re typically pretty cheap. I did for several years. It kind of sucked so I rented a VPS.
Inkstainthebat@pawb.social 6 days ago
In what way did it suck?
drone509@discuss.tchncs.de 6 days ago
Keeping hardware running 24/7 cheaply is difficult. Expanding an existing setup is expensive. Consumer grade ISP’s will block unexpected network protocols sometimes seemingly for no reason. Dynamic DNS isn’t super robust, so several times I went on vacation and the DNS service would flake. Maybe it’s better if you pay more for it, but I have no complaints about my VPS. It’s nice to be able to just reliably reach my web stuff and not worry a cat bumped the power cable.