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[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 81 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I feel personally attacked

[–] Tak@lemmy.ml 27 points 10 months ago (3 children)

At least you finish your projects to a point that you even consider a domain. My depressed ass never makes it that far.

[–] Lame_One@sh.itjust.works 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's the trick. Just get the domain as step one and leave it parked

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 7 points 10 months ago

Exactly. How can I learn how to build a server without my domain? Does my server even need a domain? I literally have no idea, I still have so much to learn.

But I have a domain, so I did something. Hobby accomplished for now

[–] Tak@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

Lol just hold onto it forever "one day I'll use this"

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago

I buy the dream so I buy the domain first lol

[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 8 points 10 months ago

I gave up and put a lemmy instance on mine.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago

Yeah man, I came here to laugh and not get all defensive! :(

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

I feel this. I've been dreaming of running my own internet radio station ever since SHOUTcast first came out. Well it only took 25 years but I finally made it happen, yet I'm too scared to promote it cause I'm afraid that no one will want to join on as a DJ or even tune in. So here I sit, paying for the server space every month for nothing, lying to myself that this'll finally be the day that I release it to the public...


Edit: Thanks for your interest, everyone! Okay here's the link:

https://radiolemmy.com Community: https://lemm.ee/c/radiolemmy

BTW I'll need DJs, and curators to suggest songs for rotation when no DJ is on. If you want to be a DJ, click Join at the top right of the page, No experience necessary. Use your own software/hardware, or there's a Web DJ interface you can use if you don't have any gear. I won't be on the Discord I made just yet, but I'll check the website from time to time for applications.

And no sign up necessary if you just want to suggest a tune for rotation. Just click "Suggest" at the top! Thanks again for helping make my dream come true.

Lastly, I'm a DJ myself so if this station takes off, expect regular 3-5 hour sessions from me!

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Feel free to DM me a link to check out.

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Edit: Check your inbox

I will once I work up the courage, lol. Plan on making a post about it too once I'm ready to launch. (Still not sure which community would be appropriate to make such a post. There isn't exactly an active community of DJs on Lemmy, at least not any I could find...)

If you don't get a DM in a few hours, check back again tomorrow.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sounds good. I promise no judgment. I'll follow, tune in periodically, and support however I can from where I am.

And if you don't want it shared, so be it. I'll respect that.

And if you want feedback or critique, feel free to ask, but I'll likely keep it to myself otherwise.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm interested in this as well

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago
[–] ___@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

https://radiolemmy.com

Thanks for your interest! If you want to be a DJ, click Join at the top right of the page, No experience or equipment necessary (unless of course you already have either).

And no sign up necessary if you just want to suggest a tune for rotation. Just click “Suggest” at the top.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've always wanted that too. Don't worry, there are dozens of us. I used to DJ for a few SHOUTcast stations back in the day.

Send me a link, I'd be happy to check it out!

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

https://radiolemmy.com

Thanks for your interest! If you want to be a DJ, click Join at the top right of the page, No experience or equipment necessary (unless of course you already have either).

And no sign up necessary if you just want to suggest a tune for rotation. Just click “Suggest” at the top.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately the link is dead.

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah it's cause I just switched domains. Bad timing; sorry about that. It may take up to 12-24 hours for all DNS servers to update and correctly point to the website.

EDIT: Should be working now. (At least it is on my end)

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 24 points 10 months ago

My dream’s only dead if I don’t renew.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 23 points 10 months ago

Is it this time of the year again?

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's not even a hard pick tho. Will turn on auto payment in a heart beat if it's an option.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is it not an option usually?

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Most times it defaults to that state and you have to actively turn it off with extra steps.

[–] 8000mark@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 10 months ago

This hits way too close to home.

[–] rwhitisissle@lemmy.ml 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Jokes on you guys. I only use mine for self-hosting crap nobody except me wanted in the first place.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I have one purely for a spam email address that I rarely check. I just needed to get off of big brother Google's platforms and I wanted something easy to say and type.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 10 months ago

pay $12 cause you're terrified that you'll decide to do something later but you're so scared someone else will take it

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

What dream? A domain's quite practical for self-hosting one's own server for all sorts of things. Doesn't have to be the "next big thing". This is the way the internet used to be.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 20 points 10 months ago

Perhaps your dream of self hosting is dead

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Right? A little script auto to update your DNS records assuming you don't have a static IP, now you can remote in much easier. And don't have to memorize your IP.

[–] ___@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Most routers have dynamic dns updaters built in nowadays.

[–] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 1 points 10 months ago

And you don’t even have to write the script yourself. Depending on your DNS provider, you can probably use https://github.com/qdm12/ddns-updater or something similar to keep it updated.

I personally use it hosted in Docker with Cloudflare on their free plan and it works great. I tried to set it up with Namecheap initially but they have some requirements for API access, some of which include an allowlisted IP address for API clients. I didn’t want to source, configure, and rely on a static IP jump server just for DNS updates, so I changed the DNS provider (but didn’t transfer the domains).

[–] wax@lemmy.wtf 1 points 10 months ago

I've been meaning to get one to use as a fixed email, even if I change the underlying email provider. Not able to select a domain name though ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ naming is always the hardest part

[–] ensignrick@startrek.website 11 points 10 months ago

Lolllll. Happened like two days ago.

[–] quicken@aussie.zone 10 points 10 months ago

All I see is: Pay $12 or Pay $12

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago

$12?!?! When was this meme made?

[–] FractalsInfinite@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

12 dollars? Just buy a .site doman from namecheep for $2 instead. You are guarantied to afford 6 times the normal level of hopes and dreams that way (/s for the second half, but this is what I do for my site)

[–] And009@reddthat.com 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you miss a payment the renewal is expensive

[–] FractalsInfinite@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Hense why its a good idea to enable auto renewal or set a reminder

[–] Thann@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

Same thing with servers, but its monthly

[–] oriond@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

So true for me, https://foro.buceoluegoexisto.com It's really sad. :(

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago
[–] WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago
  1. Reverse engineer local service.
  2. Code MITM-like software/proxy server.
  3. Order domain and dns record.
  4. Get friends & relatives.

Up to 10 simultaneus users now are using my software. Would be hard to change domain now.. 😅 Luckily I purchased it for 5 years for 25€.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Ah. This just reminded me that one of mine was about to expire. Thanks!

[–] PeWu@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah, my domain expired, and can't renew it because the site I got it from is fucked up...