This instance doesn’t actually exist yet. I was wondering if I should make my own public instance with the domain lemmy.tips.
Currently this is hosted on lemmy.xylight.dev which is a horrible name.
Or should I instead buy the phtn.app domain for Photon instead of hosting a new instance? Money is tight, I can only pick one.
I just saw this but wanted to flag that lemdro.id would be more than happy to host your community if you’d like. Cole actually suggested this earlier on but we thought you were happy with your lemmy.xylight.dev setup. Just let us know!
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Do you have a way to accept donations? I would be willing to donate for a domain.
Otherwise, I think phtn.app domain makes more sense (ie. focus on the app, rather than hosting an instance).
I don’t take donations
phtn.app is $14/year on google domains, I’ll go ahead and possibly buy it
As a heads up, Google Domains is being acquired by Squarespace:
https://chromeunboxed.com/google-is-selling-its-domain-registrar-to-squarespace/
I use Porkbun as my registrar and it has
phtn.appfor $12.85 / year. That said, namecheap also has it for $14.98 / year (but 16.98 / year for renewal).Alright, I’ve purchased it from porkbun. I want to use phtn.app to death like I did with xylight.dev. Perhaps I can change my “brand name” (which currently is Xylo) to Photon?
Xylo could still be your brand, and Photon just one of your products/services/creations… it’s up to you.
I’m aware. I’ll wait to see if they do anything hostile before transferring. My second choice would be Vercel domains as their prices are always consistent
