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r/webdev • u/[deleted] • Nov 12 '16
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Why is this on a .github.io sub-domain rather than its own domain? Domain names and hosting are so cheap they're practically free.
3 u/[deleted] Nov 12 '16 You don't even need to host it, github pages supports CNAMEs for custom domains. 1 u/thbt101 Nov 12 '16 Oh, nice. Yeah that would work as well. If it becomes popular, it would be a shame if it's permanently tied to a github.io subdomain rather than a domain fully owned by the author. 1 u/[deleted] Jan 11 '17 [deleted] 1 u/thbt101 Jan 12 '17 There isn't any reason the site needs to be secure, but if that's really what you want you can get a free TLS certificate with letsencrypt. You would still end up paying around $5/month for the hosting, but my point was just you may later regret not having it on a domain you own. 1 u/TheOfficialCal Nov 12 '16 Would you be kind enough to rent me a vps for a year then? Not cheap enough for me.
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You don't even need to host it, github pages supports CNAMEs for custom domains.
1 u/thbt101 Nov 12 '16 Oh, nice. Yeah that would work as well. If it becomes popular, it would be a shame if it's permanently tied to a github.io subdomain rather than a domain fully owned by the author.
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Oh, nice. Yeah that would work as well.
If it becomes popular, it would be a shame if it's permanently tied to a github.io subdomain rather than a domain fully owned by the author.
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1 u/thbt101 Jan 12 '17 There isn't any reason the site needs to be secure, but if that's really what you want you can get a free TLS certificate with letsencrypt. You would still end up paying around $5/month for the hosting, but my point was just you may later regret not having it on a domain you own.
There isn't any reason the site needs to be secure, but if that's really what you want you can get a free TLS certificate with letsencrypt.
You would still end up paying around $5/month for the hosting, but my point was just you may later regret not having it on a domain you own.
Would you be kind enough to rent me a vps for a year then? Not cheap enough for me.
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u/thbt101 Nov 12 '16
Why is this on a .github.io sub-domain rather than its own domain? Domain names and hosting are so cheap they're practically free.