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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[-] nottheengineer@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago

If you just want to access it with your own devices from anywhere, check out tailscale. I'm using it to access my desktop from anywhere and it works perfectly without having to screw around with DDNS.

[-] sandayle@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 9 months ago

Thank you very much. I think this would be a better solution than DDNS, and it's free.

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