I’ve been thinking about finally getting myself a proper domain for my server, but a friend told me that to get one I either need a VPS with a public ip (which just takes all the fun out of selfhosting) or purchase a static ip, which is beyond what I’m willing to spend for a hobby. Do I have any good options or should I just let it go?

Also, if this isn’t the correct community for this, I’d appreciate being pointed to the right one, thank you

Update: after reading the comments the two main options I’m considering now are either a cheap VPS to use as proxy for my network via wireguard, or DynamicDNS. I’ll see if I can figure out the rest from here, thank you!

  • Borger@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 hours ago

    Nobody else mentioned DuckDNS. It’s free and has worked great for me for years.

    You’ll need to install a client that syncs/auto-updates your public IP, then pretty much never touch it again.