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Why do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by flashgnash@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] japps13@lemmy.physfluids.fr 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes you need a domain but that is usually quite cheap

[–] Valmond@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or use the raw IP :-D ?

[–] codus@leby.dev 8 points 1 year ago

You do need valid TLS and a cert can’t be directly issued on an IP.