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(DIR) Post #AteJYLj3k4HCWvgci0 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-05-01T11:55:48Z
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I was supposed to be building a website but I’ve let the perfect be the enemy of the good and not selected a service because all of the services I was recommended are too confusing for me. I don’t know what a “subnet mask” is and I don’t have the spare time to learn what I’d need to know to fill out the forms I keep running into when setting this up. This is why people end up on “go daddy” — but before I give up THAT much I’ll ask again if there is a service for novices that isn’t evil.
(DIR) Post #AteJnJlHKLS8mXrV0S by artifact_boi@social.bim.land
2025-05-01T11:58:25Z
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@futurebird definitely https://datenstrom.se/yellow/ if you are a little bit familiar with markdown
(DIR) Post #AteJvtWoEPz41jBSJU by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-05-01T12:00:02Z
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I keep thinking of things I need to host on my own site: stories, wikis, small programming projects etc. Alternately may I should just study harder and learn about all of the details of DNS, etc? I understand that I can register a domain with one service then pay another to have a server running for me to host my pages and little apps. So the first step is to register the domain and then give that info to a hosting company. The step of filling out that form is what keeps stop me. I’m confused.
(DIR) Post #AteJz7d6G7qud9fIsy by jpab@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-05-01T12:00:36Z
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@futurebird what features/functionality do you need, and what level of support or service level agreement do you need?
(DIR) Post #AteK7WUbhdd03ghNTs by Smoljaguar@spacey.space
2025-05-01T12:02:06Z
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@futurebird you can start with https://neocities.org/ for hosting if you're only doing static websites
(DIR) Post #AteKFBjEmqZFycCGjQ by helplessduck@mastodon.online
2025-05-01T12:03:29Z
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@futurebird I've asked my boyfriend, but he doesn't wake up for a little while. I can't remember what he uses for hosting and all that, and I don't remember any jokes about us selling our souls or ritual sacrifice. Let me get back to you.
(DIR) Post #AteKU3H6V3tq6M7osy by onepict@chaos.social
2025-05-01T12:06:10Z
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@futurebird that seems like a lot of technical information before you register a domain.Which provider are you doing it with?
(DIR) Post #AteKkk7exeK9cmfOMK by tseitr@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-05-01T12:09:11Z
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@futurebird hello, to clarify :buying the domain is the fisrt thing, you are the registrant and they are the registrar.when you buy a domain, most registrar will let you manage your dns records in their web interface. all you need is to create a record of type "A" that points to the ip of your webserver.on the hosting side, you buy a server, it have a public ipcurrently is a park but I can help further if needed
(DIR) Post #AteKqH3bwDtFDYPVAW by jpab@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-05-01T12:10:13Z
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@futurebird there is a jump in complexity and price between hosting just some static files and hosting things with active server side components (server side scripts or custom server executables, databases etc).For just static files for a personal website you could try neocities.org (you could even skip the domain registration and DNS stuff to start with, depending on how you feel about just being futurebird.neocities.org or whatever)
(DIR) Post #AteLChkvM0RyOPMif2 by InkySchwartz@mastodon.social
2025-05-01T12:14:16Z
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@futurebird This is what keeps me on a wordpress site. Feh.
(DIR) Post #AteLHdaCIRgotkhTQO by tseitr@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-05-01T12:15:05Z
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@futurebird if you looking for a "service" I think https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net is decent (never tired it personally)
(DIR) Post #AteLci0F3eWcgiviL2 by RogerBW@discordian.social
2025-05-01T12:18:57Z
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@futurebird I can bore at length about this (and so can many other people here) but the short version is that, yes, the registration of a domain is completely separate from any services such as email or web that you may want to associate with that domain. (And separate web sites such as a.antsaregreat.com and b.antsaregreat.com can be in different places too if you want to.)
(DIR) Post #AteOIffoJEJtXAVh6O by paulshryock@phpc.social
2025-05-01T12:48:56Z
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@futurebird I think you're right that learning some basics about DNS would help unblock you from publishing stuff on different domains or subdomains. It's a little confusing at first, but I have no doubt it would all click into place. Good luck!
(DIR) Post #AteOZO5qvMixvwf7Wi by rlstone4dems@mastodon.social
2025-05-01T12:51:57Z
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@futurebird And don’t forget to plaster your website with images of little Pica.
(DIR) Post #AteOfKLVlnuQ34op1c by paulshryock@phpc.social
2025-05-01T12:53:01Z
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@futurebird if it hasn't already been recommended, Netlify is a pretty simple service that might be a good fit. They make it pretty easy to publish a website and connect a domain.To clarify, they do have some pretty complex stuff available, but the simpler stuff they provide is really user-friendly.
(DIR) Post #AteTDY9pKDZGXxvZ8y by lePetomaneAncien@fosstodon.org
2025-05-01T13:44:04Z
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@futurebird Plenty of commodity-grade hosting services that do a good job for not much money. I've used the Siteground "beginner" level for several years for much the same purposes you describe. They've never let me down and, as best I can tell, they are not evil.I'm not specifically recommending Siteground, just citing them as an example of the idea that a few $$/month will get you a hassle-free full meal deal from a company that has the advantage of not being Go Daddy.
(DIR) Post #AteWWaAkMFYGA07nRg by Asbestos@pnw.zone
2025-05-01T14:21:06Z
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@futurebirdI'm sure I'll get derision for all the people who actually know what they're doing. But I now use square space. Where you can do all that at once.
(DIR) Post #AteXN3Lt76L5iZM7wO by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-05-01T14:30:38Z
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@rlstone4dems This is the true purrpose of the internet obviously.
(DIR) Post #AteXp32lqyY2rzlNA0 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-05-01T14:35:38Z
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@midgephoto I already have an apache intrAnet server for my CS club that they are *supposed* to be managing (but I end up doing all the hard stuff… lazy children…) so that might not be a terrible idea HOWEVER— my non-school public internet stuff can from time to time generate traffic (tens of thousands of hits an hour, such as the NYC neighborhood quiz I did a few years back) I don’t feel knowledgeable enough to manage a server with this kind traffic?
(DIR) Post #AteYYN54Ce2O2qRsrg by edhaswell@ohai.social
2025-05-01T14:43:50Z
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@futurebird1/nAt least some hosting services provide a domain with their package (a real one, not something@theirdomain.com). For example, I've used Ionos for years. I started with a hosted package with email, two domains and ssh access, designed to host Wordpress or whatever you want of that nature. I ran a web app there for a while but ultimately the restrictions became too limiting.
(DIR) Post #AteZ0INLI4BbYnJQAq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-05-01T14:48:54Z
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@ZahmbieND This is is super helpful. I didn’t realize that registration and DNS were distinct. And I think that’s what’s been making this so confusing.
(DIR) Post #AteZlUkD7Z3ZX2W036 by nirak@carhenge.club
2025-05-01T14:57:25Z
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@futurebird I can't remember if I have recommended before, but @reclaimhosting is a great beginner web service, run by real people, with great service. Very "GoDaddy" like in that they can do everything for you (domain, hosting) and have one click install services. They specialize in providing webspace for academics but it's open to anyone. I can't say enough good things about them, they have been terrific.
(DIR) Post #AteZp0UpWaHksSznLE by stevenaleach@sigmoid.social
2025-05-01T14:58:03Z
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@futurebird Umm... Got something that I think would be definitely up your ally -- I'm gonna be putting up example notebooks "soon" (and have added to the library a bit and will have the new version up soon), but you're literally the single #fediverse person I've thought *might* get my weird project and find uses for it: https://github.com/stevenaleach/idenMy "test node" here costs me $6/month (DigitalOcean vps): https://idens.net/iden://z1HRUsTNcYMkN5WPm9s1YjGaLUVs58RVRHPjBrV1kYwdAJ.642/pub#104-peerstatI'll have a non-technical "Hello World" notebook soon.
(DIR) Post #AteZwG346HST8fSyXY by dlakelan@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-05-01T14:59:22Z
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@futurebirdAbove was super helpful, I agree. If I can help you get off the ground happy to discuss specifics on signal... Username dlakelan.85I have used Dreamhost for decades and they're pretty good. They can do registration, DNS, and hosting. Alternatively you might choose to host on a VPS like Digital Ocean or Linode.@ZahmbieND
(DIR) Post #Atefa4tPUnxXtUl1BA by gbargoud@masto.nyc
2025-05-01T16:02:34Z
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@futurebird Other people seem to have answered with all the details but something to keep in mind: if you want an unusual top level domain then your registrars may be limited.For example a .nyc domain is only available through the registrars listed here: https://www.ownit.nyc/registrars-resellers
(DIR) Post #AtegMXFbMgdPkEF9pQ by australopithecus@mastodon.social
2025-05-01T16:11:21Z
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@futurebird In the simplest terms: DNS is just Yellow Pages, you ask for a name they give you a numberSubnet is when the last couple digits are used for local extensionsSubnet masking is telling people which digits are the primary number and which are the local extension (via binary AND, where extension numbers are always at the end, so masks are always, in binary, a string of ones followed by a string of zeros)
(DIR) Post #Ateo194MsG3yIfIgfg by gcoleman@social.coop
2025-05-01T17:37:06Z
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@futurebird join @mayfirst !!!!!!
(DIR) Post #AtkB3J4FlGqEV1gL1E by lufthans@mastodon.social
2025-05-04T07:48:46Z
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@futurebird make sure you own and control the registration accountYou don't want a hosting provider to hold your domain hostagenot that I know of any GD hosting companies that have tried to do that ( over and over ) ...