@flashgnash@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoWhy do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?message-square225fedilinkarrow-up1296arrow-down11
arrow-up1295arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?@flashgnash@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square225fedilink
minus-square@japps13@lemmy.physfluids.frlinkfedilinkEnglish11•1 year agoYes you need a domain but that is usually quite cheap
minus-squarecoduslinkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoYou do need valid TLS and a cert can’t be directly issued on an IP.
minus-square@mrmanagerAlink1•1 year 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.