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Author: Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
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Subject: Re: DNS Records
Unless you just have to have Proton mail, shared hosing will come with
mail.


On 2024-06-25 12:50, David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> If I understand you correctly, you are looking for a simple way to
> host a static web page somewhere. I think you can do that on Dropbox.
> You can certainly do it with Amazon S3 very cheaply; configuring it
> can be a bit challenging, but I’ve seen several videos on YT that
> explain how to do it. (On S3 you’re mainly charged for download
> bandwidth and a tiny bit for storage. A simple static web page with a
> few images would cost you less than one cup of coffee per year.)
>
> Otherwise, you need Apache or something similar running somewhere that
> can respond to https requests sent to yourdomain.com:80 [1]
>
> Most registrars these days offer really cheap web hosting for $2-$3
> per month paid on an annual basis that provide you with all of the
> basic services. For $25-$30 / year, I’d rather get a full suite of
> services on a reliable host that’s not likely to disappear because
> people are hosting all sorts of crap sites that attract DDOS attacks
> for spamming. This would include mail hosting. I’ve used
> NameSilo’s hosting and it’s pretty decent.
>
> Note that while I prefer cPanel, they charge a lot to hosting vendors,
> so that hosting is always going to be a little more expensive than
> something that uses a different control panel, but there are some
> really good alternatives these days that are designed to mimic cPanel
> fairly closely.
>
> IMHO, you get what you pay for, and if your time is worth anything,
> then pay a few bucks for a reliable host.
>
> -David Schwartz
>
>> On Jun 25, 2024, at 11:08 AM, AZ Pete via PLUG-discuss
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> All,
>> I currently have my own domain and am using Proton mail as my mail
>> provider using this domain. As such, my DNS MX records point to
>> their mail servers, as well as several TXT records for domain
>> validation (i.e. spf, dmarc, etc). I currently have a single page
>> static website for the domain hosted at another provider and the DNS
>> A record points to that server (Proton Mail is not a hosting
>> provider). However, this server will be decommissioned in a few
>> weeks and I would prefer not to have to pay for a separate hosting
>> plan just host a simple static web site.
>>
>> The main purpose of this domain is for email use, but it would be
>> nice to have the domain resolve to an actual website, if someone
>> were to go there with a browser. Does anyone have any ideas on where
>> I can point my DNS A records to for a simple static website, ideally
>> for free? I don't want to poke holes through my router and host it
>> at home.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Peter
>>
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