Re: DNS Records
On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 11:31 AM AZ Pete via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> 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. > Most Domain registrars have a "mail forward" feature but I have not come across a "web forward" to a "static" page (object) that you could host on one of the free storage providers. Based on what I know, your options are: 1. AWS (one year free tier) -- Host a free tier VM or an S3 bucket (as someone suggested) if you have not exhausted the offer. Beware that the Public IP assignment will change if you "stop" the VM for any reason (reboot is fine). Downside -- need domain knowledge of the networking setup and after a year you will have to start paying upwards of $30/month for the VM. 2. Oracle Cloud free tier (forever) https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/ I have not explored the free tier option so I cannot give any opinion. Downside -- need domain knowledge of the networking setup. 3. Take a look at the vendor offerings at https://lowendbox.com. You can lease a small Linux VM for as low as $10/year; shop around and read the user feedback about the vendor. I have a VM hosted by RackNerd LLC and am quite happy with its service. The best deals: Thanksgiving Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers. Upside - you get direct SSH access to your VM! Downside -- there is no firewall or upstream protection, the provider may stop your machine if they determine you are the cause of their network issue(s). 4. Cloudflare has a free DNS hosting option. You have to configure your DNS NS records (at your Domain Registrar) to Cloudflare NSs and manage *all* your DNS records on Cloudflare. This may be your solution -- take a look at this discussion https://community.cloudflare.com/t/website-hosting-request/578559 Let us know what works for you so others can benefit from your solution. -- Arun Khan --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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 --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss Links: -- [1] http://yourdomain.com:80 --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: DNS Records
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 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 > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: DNS Records
Years ago I used https://www.zoneedit.com/ for free. Looks like they may still have some free stuff. If I understand you may need to only change your A record IP to the IP address of your domain. On 2024-06-25 11:08, 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 --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
DNS Records
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 --- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
"dig"ing for DNS Records
Hi, I am checking that DNS has been configured correctly for a domain I do not have access to. I am using dig. dig +any returns: 1)TXT 2)NS 3)SOA 4)A 5)MX But not CNAME records. I can get a CNAME record for www if I specify the CNAME by doing dig -t CNAME www. [1] What I would like to do is have all DNS records listed, no matter their type. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks!! Keith Links: -- [1] http://www.<domain.tld>;--- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
