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In search for free domain I got one but some questions

In search for free domain I got IPQuick.
It gives a random domain for any IP4&6.
I know not reliable for commercial use but I just want a domain for nextcloud,fediverse and mail.

Questions
1.Is not IP keeps changing in short time will I need to Keep generating domains?
2.Any one using it?

sag ,
@sag@lemm.ee avatar

https://freedomain.directory You can use some free subdomain services I think. Also I can feel you bud because I am also a student(11th)

itsaj26744 OP ,
@itsaj26744@programming.dev avatar

India?

sag ,
@sag@lemm.ee avatar

Yep

Nyfure ,

Just pay the few dollars per year and have a stable and reputable domain.
Certainly for fediverse i'd want a stable domain, these are usually hard to migrate.

Kit ,

Why not just pay $2/yr for a domain on Name Cheap? They have a dynamic DNS solution.

itsaj26744 OP ,
@itsaj26744@programming.dev avatar

Because I am school student (16yr) from INDIA.
Here u have to give record of each penny to parents and If say them that I just want a domain for self hosting my personal stuff I will not be able to say something else.

onlinepersona ,

I was where you are too and 2$/month or even per year seemed crazy to me if I could get it for free

If you're at home and want to point to your home IP, but it constantly changes, the easiest is Dynamic DNS.

You can find more.

If you have a stable IP, there also free top level domains .TK / .ML / .GA / .CF / .GQ over at https://www.freenom.com/ . Their frontend is down sometimes, but once you have a domain and are point it to an IP, you should be dandy.

Good luck :)

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itsaj26744 OP ,
@itsaj26744@programming.dev avatar

Thnx,
Btw I use a Cellular data (and sometimes wifi of neighbors.)
How to know My IP remains same or keep changing?

hexagonwin ,

Not sure which ports are required for your usage but maybe cloudflared would work?
It works on the free tier as well, you can install cloudflared on your linux/windows server (no BSD support afaik).

Freenom's domains are pretty unstable, they lost management for .ga domains last year and they often claim others' free domain when they have high usage.

though if you have unstable network I won't suggest self hosting fediverse stuff.

Engywuck ,
  1. Check out afraid.org and learn how to set up DDNS.
  2. I've been using afraid.org for a long time with no issues. I don't know IPQuick.
  3. Real domains can be REALLY cheap if you don't need something fancy. Just go to https://tld-list.com/ and sort for "cheapest renewal".
itsaj26744 OP ,
@itsaj26744@programming.dev avatar

Will I be able to host Email (I have server).

Btw I a 11th class student from Middle Class Indian family.So cheap should be equal to free 😅😆

Engywuck ,

Not an expert, but AFAICT email self hosting is not considered a good idea, as the maintenance of an email server requires a lot of work. An alternative could be using Cloudflare for the DNS and set up email routing (for free).

itsaj26744 OP ,
@itsaj26744@programming.dev avatar

Okay not hosting mail bt I wanna host friendica.

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