Should I buy a domain for Nextcloud self hosting? (iusearchlinux.fyi)

submitted 9 months ago by sandayle@iusearchlinux.fyi to c/nextcloud@lemmy.ml

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I want to set up a server on an old laptop at home to synchronize my Obsidian notes and some pdfs. I'll install Nextcloud AIO but I have a question about domain.

Do I need to buy a domain name for the sync to work properly? I created a dynamic dns account on Noip but I don't know if this is a temporary solution or permanent?

If the domain is necessary, is it enough to just buy a domain or do I need to buy a hosting package or something?

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[-] Windex007@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Don't need a static IP. You can have a service running that updates your domain to point to your new IP automatically when/if it changes