flashgnash@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhy do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?message-squaremessage-square226fedilinkarrow-up1312arrow-down16
arrow-up1306arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?flashgnash@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square226fedilink
minus-squarecccclinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoI’m thinking about it. Do you need a domain name as well?
minus-squarejapps13@lemmy.physfluids.frlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoYes you need a domain but that is usually quite cheap
minus-squarecodus@leby.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoYou do need valid TLS and a cert can’t be directly issued on an IP.
minus-squaremrmanager@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoYep you need a domain name pointing to your instance when you run the installation of Lemmy and it will create a let’s encrypt https cert for your site automatically.
I’m thinking about it. Do you need a domain name as well?
Yes you need a domain but that is usually quite cheap
Or use the raw IP :-D ?
You do need valid TLS and a cert can’t be directly issued on an IP.
Yep you need a domain name pointing to your instance when you run the installation of Lemmy and it will create a let’s encrypt https cert for your site automatically.