@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agoWhy do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?message-square228fedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down15
arrow-up1261arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•2 years agoYes you need a domain but that is usually quite cheap
minus-squarecoduslinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years agoYou do need valid TLS and a cert can’t be directly issued on an IP.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•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.