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After dyndns.org decided to remove the free service, I was so pissed that I had to update all my devices including git checkouts etc. So I decided not to go wi

by JepZ 9y ago

After dyndns.org decided to remove the free service, I was so pissed that I had to update all my devices including git checkouts etc. So I decided not to go with any free providers anymore and get my own domain instead. So far no regret.

j_s 9y ago
For anyone willing to take the risk, another 3rd party service currently free was promoted on HN 6 months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14856277#14858784 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14856277#14858784 >opie34: A friend and I put together a free dynamic DNS service [1] offering cool custom domains aimed at the Raspberry Pi community (and similar hardware hackers.) It's not strictly a hardware project, but it's a crucial building block for any network-enabled Raspberry Pi project, and we'd love your feedback. [1]: https://www.legitdns.com https://www.legitdns.com
cheez 9y ago
Why didn't you just pay dyndns? That's what I did.
- reacweb 9y ago
  It seems dyndns is €24 per year. My baremetal hosting (4 Dedicated ARM Cores, 2GB memory, 200Mbit/s Unmetered, 50GB HD) is €43.2 per year. I am not ready to pay more than €10 per year for a domain name. For the moment, I enjoy 3 free domain names from no-ip.org.
  - pnutjam 9y ago
    I use duckdns.org. They are free and simple.
- wila 9y ago
  Not TS, but I did pay dyn for several years. The problem with them however was that they did rack up the price over time and not just a little bit. In 2006, I had to pay $9.95 for their yearly "Pro" offering. In 2008 the deal became "only $23.00 for 2 years", humm OK. Two years later in 2010 it was "$30 for 2 years", in 2012 the bill became $40.00 and when 2016 came the price was upgraded again... (yet again without any other benefits from a customer point of view) That's when I figured that it was too much and moved over to he.net. Which still is free and still works great for the dynamic DNS needed. For static DNS services I also happen to run my own DNS servers, if needed then the he.net services could be moved over to their, but not seeing the need for now.
  - cheez 9y ago
    Once my annual maintenance exceeds what I would value my time at for 3-4 hours, then I may consider hosting my own DNS
    - wila 9y ago
      Sorry that I wasn't clear. the DNS services for which I was using dyn for were moved over to he.net, which is also free and easy to use and has specific support for dynamic DNS. The DNS servers that I happen to run have nothing to do with dyn's pricing, I was already running those and they are for more serious needs as just dynamic DNS.
- JepZ 9y ago
  First of all, I didn't like that move and did not want to reward it. Next, I wanted to become independent. Now I can choose my DNS hoster or do it myself, but as long as I keep my domain the migration is easy. (And the custom domain looks much better ;-) So I have no hard feelings against dyn.com as it was completely okay to stop their free service. Nevertheless, I did not want to be in the same situation again.

by JepZ 9y ago

j_s 9y ago

For anyone willing to take the risk, another 3rd party service currently free was promoted on HN 6 months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14856277#14858784 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14856277#14858784 >opie34: A friend and I put together a free dynamic DNS service [1] offering cool custom domains aimed at the Raspberry Pi community (and similar hardware hackers.) It's not strictly a hardware project, but it's a crucial building block for any network-enabled Raspberry Pi project, and we'd love your feedback. [1]: https://www.legitdns.com https://www.legitdns.com

cheez 9y ago

Why didn't you just pay dyndns? That's what I did.

reacweb 9y ago
It seems dyndns is €24 per year. My baremetal hosting (4 Dedicated ARM Cores, 2GB memory, 200Mbit/s Unmetered, 50GB HD) is €43.2 per year. I am not ready to pay more than €10 per year for a domain name. For the moment, I enjoy 3 free domain names from no-ip.org.
- pnutjam 9y ago
  I use duckdns.org. They are free and simple.
wila 9y ago
Not TS, but I did pay dyn for several years. The problem with them however was that they did rack up the price over time and not just a little bit. In 2006, I had to pay $9.95 for their yearly "Pro" offering. In 2008 the deal became "only $23.00 for 2 years", humm OK. Two years later in 2010 it was "$30 for 2 years", in 2012 the bill became $40.00 and when 2016 came the price was upgraded again... (yet again without any other benefits from a customer point of view) That's when I figured that it was too much and moved over to he.net. Which still is free and still works great for the dynamic DNS needed. For static DNS services I also happen to run my own DNS servers, if needed then the he.net services could be moved over to their, but not seeing the need for now.
- cheez 9y ago
  Once my annual maintenance exceeds what I would value my time at for 3-4 hours, then I may consider hosting my own DNS
  - wila 9y ago
    Sorry that I wasn't clear. the DNS services for which I was using dyn for were moved over to he.net, which is also free and easy to use and has specific support for dynamic DNS. The DNS servers that I happen to run have nothing to do with dyn's pricing, I was already running those and they are for more serious needs as just dynamic DNS.
JepZ 9y ago
First of all, I didn't like that move and did not want to reward it. Next, I wanted to become independent. Now I can choose my DNS hoster or do it myself, but as long as I keep my domain the migration is easy. (And the custom domain looks much better ;-) So I have no hard feelings against dyn.com as it was completely okay to stop their free service. Nevertheless, I did not want to be in the same situation again.