website name?

james14 · - Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 4

I was wondering how i could use the webserver to host a website that the viewer would just have to type www.websitename.com instead of the webserver url numbers.

Thanks, im new to this obviously

James

nquin321 · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 6:06 pm Post subject:

http://www.no-ip.com/ is a good place to get a domain name for dynamic ip addresses.

http://dot.tk is also good
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iNaNimAtE · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 9:40 pm Post subject:

(Welcome to the forums).

And if you want an actual TLD URL (yourname.com, .net, etc) then I can tell you how to set it up.
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james14 · - Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 4

im not in the UK.

i dont know what that would be in american dollars but it would probably be around $3 a month. Still, id like to know if there was a free solution

eznetlinks · - Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 144

You can get free subdomains from several places.

http://name-keeper.com
http://www.dynu.com
http://cjb.net

There are many more, search google.com for free subdomains.

Anonymoose · - Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 2192

The first post gave 2 free solutions. www.dot.tk and www.no-ip.com

www.dot.tk will give you a .tk top level domain (TLD), so for example you could register www.james14.tk - the downside is there is advertising added to your site for using this service.

www.no-ip.com (or www.dyndns.org ) will give you a free subdomain on one of their TLDs, so for example your site would be james14.no-ip.com or james14.dyndns.org. They have various TLD's to choose from and are both free services. If you have a dynamic IP address then you'd be better off with one of these two services as there are a number of clients available to make sure the subdomain always points to your current IP automatically.

BTW £1.99 a year is around $4 a year. Not $3 a month. :lol:

Xavier · - Joined: 17 Jan 2004 Posts: 50

you can turn the advertising on dot tk off and you can have up to 3 free domains but it slows your site down a bit and it uses frames so it screws up cookies sometimes. on the upside its the best free solutions youve got before going to subdomains which arent very good

iNaNimAtE · Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 7:25 am Post subject:

Note for all: It is IMPOSSIBLE to get a completely FREE TLD (Top level domain; meaning .com, .net, and .org). Even if the name itself is free, you will have to pay for something in the end.
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james14 · - Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 4

where can i register at .tk thats free? it says:

The cost of your domain name is USD 500.00 per year.

and on no-ip you have to pay in order to get a domain name.

iNaNiMaTe was right, you have to pay for something in the end anyway

nquin321 · Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:04 pm Post subject:

http://dot.tk/vc00100.html
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Anonymoose · - Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 2192

No-IP is for free subdomains, not TLDs.

iNaNimAtE · Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 3:48 am Post subject:

I wrote guide to Domain Names. Check it out http://www.aprelium.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3806 and scroll down to the second part of it.
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CapFusion · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 8:27 pm Post subject:

SubDomain is not really free. You are simply borrowing it and or adding advertise as well.

No-Ip is also borrowing type of service you using.
So far, I never seen any trully free TLD or Domain.
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GameFalcon · - Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 4

Just for added hits....1and1.com pricing in USD is 5.88 a year for a domain...I bought mine through them. heheh, ain't gonna really find one cheaper!

Oh, and as for your search for a 'freebie' domain name...GOOD luck. Same goes with for the webhosting...thus why Aprelium had come out with Abyss probably...which is what I use...although still learning a lot, it's come in handy. :)