Do I have to purchase a domain to make an instance here? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by CraigCabbage@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm gonna ask my Abuelo for a USB so I can run Etcher and Yunohost for my instance. I want to choose the name craigsworld.net (like how lemmy.world's creator chose lemmy.world). How does the site naming through Yunohost work? How much does it cost?

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[-] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

You can use a duckdns subdomain as a testing ground if you want to make sure if all things work well before buying a domain. Normally you can also host sites under your ipv4 address too; but it might break stuff on lemmy, never tried it.

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