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submitted 3 years ago by Akagigahara@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hey guys, I am quite new to the whole self-hosting world so I haven't done too much. Before I dive in deeper though, I'd like to know how I should choose my domain name vendor. Specifically, I only want a domain, no VPS or other hosting capability as I got some old laptops running at home I want to use for testing the waters.

Thanks in advance!

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[–] desertcreosote@purpleit.net 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I used to use Google Domains, but lately I've been switching to Cloudflare. They don't have every TLD, but they have all the ones I need, and their prices are lower than Google's is.

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[–] dan@upvote.au 5 points 3 years ago

The major issue with Cloudflare is that you're forced to use their DNS servers. I'd rather pay a little bit extra to have more freedom in how I use my domain.

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[–] tja@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago

Google domains was sold to squarespace

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