For my domains I mine 5/6/7 character hostname / pubkeys.
Then just bookmark it in my browser.
Typing the first few memorable characters into the URL bar brings the domain up.
I also use a homepage with all my site links , oldschool.
I have a lot of small ideas for websites. However, I hate the idea of not "owning" them. If if costs an ongoing fee - no matter if yearly/monthly - it's a subscription not ownership.
I currently own four + a Tor hidden service, most of them are older domains I keep simply because they are just my first name and they got marked as a premium domain name later on. Only my current has web content
You use a @proton email address?, then that's basically seen as a gmail account. Nothing wrong with it, but it's just nicer to have an email with your own domain name.
Your nextcloud data could be accessed through your own domain name. Are you just using it locally?, or how you access it through the internet?, direct IP is not as nice as your own domain.
That's pretty much. You can use your own domain instead of either direct IP or a public service's name. It's just nicer, and I definitely notice when someone has their personal domain name.
The only domain you can ever truly own is a Tor Hidden Service address.
You create and own the keypair.
All other domains are merely renting.
would be easy enough to set up for a tech challenged individual? If you write a setup guide on that it could turn into a waterfall of sats for you
Here is a walk-through from the Tor Project website.
https://community.torproject.org/onion-services/setup/
If you have any issues then feel free to contact me directly.
pubkey string isn't very meme-able
Could mine some vanity ed25519 pubkeys but still not easy to recall from memory
Rent can be an expense that has intangible returns. Some rather rent prime real estate than own a turd.
How many people wouldn't be here without stacker.news?
For my domains I mine 5/6/7 character hostname / pubkeys. Then just bookmark it in my browser. Typing the first few memorable characters into the URL bar brings the domain up. I also use a homepage with all my site links , oldschool.
2 unfinished websites....
We have 200+ on Handshake Blockchain
I have a lot of small ideas for websites. However, I hate the idea of not "owning" them. If if costs an ongoing fee - no matter if yearly/monthly - it's a subscription not ownership.
Only 6-7 remaining of the 100s I've had at one point or another.
I currently own four + a Tor hidden service, most of them are older domains I keep simply because they are just my first name and they got marked as a premium domain name later on. Only my current has web content
I did but not any more.
At least a few, but probably less than 10 or so
For those that do, any recommendations on the best site/tool to purchase one? All I know of is GoDaddy, no idea if they are any good
Contabo has been good to me, recommended
regery.com supports lightning payments
I like Porkbun
Care to elaborate why?
Overwhelming majority on here own at least one
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An obvious first is
<your_true_name>.comif it's not taken by a homonymous hackerYeah, but why do i need a domain?
If you gotta ask, then prolly not
It's nice to have full control of your digital life.
You can host there your email, calendar, contacts, files, websites, etc.
It's very different to give an email from gmail vs your own domain, especially for personal purposes.
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You use a @proton email address?, then that's basically seen as a gmail account. Nothing wrong with it, but it's just nicer to have an email with your own domain name.
Your nextcloud data could be accessed through your own domain name. Are you just using it locally?, or how you access it through the internet?, direct IP is not as nice as your own domain.
That's pretty much. You can use your own domain instead of either direct IP or a public service's name. It's just nicer, and I definitely notice when someone has their personal domain name.
Self-hosted locally, but i can acess it through Tailscale VPN.