• jsveiga@feddit.nlOP
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    1 year ago

    Really weird.

    dynu.com is a dynamic dns service. I don’t think the maintainer of vlemmy.net would be running the instance from a dhcp (variable) IP, to justify using dynamic dns.

    Or is it usual for people to run instances from their homes using common ISP subscriber variable IP addresses?

    Even more strange that it was registered just last month, according to whois. Is vlemmy.net that new?

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      1 year ago

      Or is it usual for people to run instances from their homes using common ISP subscriber variable IP addresses?

      No. That that would be absolutely ridiculous for anything beyond an ephemeral CounterStrike server.

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      1 year ago

      Aren’t many of these instances a product of the reddit migration? I don’t expect the one I’m on to be much older.

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        That makes sense. I’m a reddit refugee, just recently joined. Should have checked the domain registration date. I suppose there will be a lot of new instances dying or not being properly maintened in the near future.

        Edit: when I couldn’t access vlemmy.net, I signed up to feddit.nl. Just checked the domain registration date; June 1st 2023. Bummer.

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          1 year ago

          Do they have an Open Collective page or something similar? Transparency about servers and costs? Those are the first things to look for in an instance.

          Also, for all we know vlemmy could return. We have no details yet.

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      If you’re self hosting at home yes dyn dns is far cheaper, and from a users perspective there’s no difference