Honestly i really wish i could host things without relying on another party but how viable is that really?
I would host a lemmy instance like that if it where possible but one, i would be exposing my public ip if i did, and two, i don’t think i can get a certificate for https like that.
if you use Caddy they even take care of that part for you
I know I’m just dumb but for some reason Caddy is just so much easier to set up than nginx or fiddling with .htaccess files; I’d always fuck something up
You need CloudFlare? Any DNS provider can create an A record for a domain and IP then boom: accessible from any browser as soon as DNS propagates, (usually less than an hour but possibly up to 24hrs). CloudFlare is just a middle man really that offers some security and performance benefits.
Honestly i really wish i could host things without relying on another party but how viable is that really?
I would host a lemmy instance like that if it where possible but one, i would be exposing my public ip if i did, and two, i don’t think i can get a certificate for https like that.
Let’s encrypt?
if you use Caddy they even take care of that part for you
I know I’m just dumb but for some reason Caddy is just so much easier to set up than nginx or fiddling with .htaccess files; I’d always fuck something up
All you need to get an SSL cert for HTTPS is a domain name you demonstrably own and a credit card. There’s literally no other requirement.
I have a domain name, but to attach it to my remote ip i needed cloudflare.
You need CloudFlare? Any DNS provider can create an A record for a domain and IP then boom: accessible from any browser as soon as DNS propagates, (usually less than an hour but possibly up to 24hrs). CloudFlare is just a middle man really that offers some security and performance benefits.
Edit: spelling