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[SOLVED] Can I host my own Lemmy instance on localhost? (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Would it be possible for me to make comments to other instances etc?

Solved: I can't, it would only work with a public domain.

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wouldn't you need a publically available IP? DuckDNS is only for dynamic IP's that is public, yes?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Works with anything that can open ports. DuckDNS works by pinging their service from anywhere to update the target IP for the subdomain.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Doesn't work if you are on CGNAT

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Duckdns is pretty much a service that offers free domain names.. that could point to any public IP. (I have seen setups where local IPs are used just for HTTPS). So its good for instances as HTTPS can be achieved without buying domain name.

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