2017 Domains + Hosting Thread

  • Started 8 years ago
  • Last post 8 years ago
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    2017: who are you using for domain registration?

    I notice Google has $12 .coms including free Whois Privacy. Not bad. I'm considering moving my few dozen domains over there.

    Is there anything better/cheaper on the market?

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  • Beeswax0
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    DreamHost

    (I've spent all day trying to figure out how to use DreamObjects to upload the files for my websites. I already have a NextCloud + DreamObjects account but don't understand the Folder settings and there's no info...fuck!)

    Spent a few hour checking Hosting in Germany but can't decide.
    There's Hetzner...but I would prefer something else.

    • < you are fucked.sted
    • why?
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    • how?
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    • talk with me, what do you know?
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    • if you can't use sftp to access your files on a hosting you're fucked.sted
    • or ftp.sted
    • of course i can
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    • i've been using dreamhost for years but set up a nextcloud account and so far so good, except that i started to have doubts where to upload webpage content
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  • Gnash2

    i can't shake the feeling that the $12 google deal is a trap

  • section_0140

    I've been using Google domains for a few years ago now. Not sure how it's a trap. It's piss easy to use, and they hide all your WHOIS information for free (unlike most other hosts who charge).

    For actual hosting, I use Google App Engine's free tier. For lots of sites (or large sites), I'd probably use Linode or Digital Ocean. But, for a portfolio site (or other small site), App Engine all day.

    App Engine does require some technical ability, as it's not a one-click Wordpress kind of solution. But, the daily quotas for free hosting are quite large.

  • colin_s0

    Domain migration is something I've been wanting to do forever (i have 4 or 5 on godaddy that have been there for years) but it seems damn near impossible - which pisses me off more than the fact I'm still on godaddy.

    Either way I'll look into Google domains ... while I don't trust the big G that much , GoDaddy is still terrible

    • migration is simple and takes less than a dayimbecile
  • imbecile0

    1&1 is cheap and often comes with free privacy