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Is there a site that will 1) let you pick an available domain name 2) set up the hosting, the blog CMS, its authentication, and all the routing for you 3) sh

Is there a site that will 1) let you pick an available domain name 2) set up the hosting, the blog CMS, its authentication, and all the routing for you 3) show you the cost, and just let you pay it? Because as much as I can do all this stuff manually, that would be pretty sweet to automate, for the folks who just want to "start a fucking blog" and not have to become sysadmins

luplex 4y ago
There are lots. Wordpress.com comes to mind
- wongarsu 4y ago
  And as the middle ground, most reputable web hosters (the kind where you buy a domain with 50GB space on shared hosting that runs mostly PHP) have a one-click Wordpress setup. That way you have a base install up and running in five minutes, but can customize as much as you want if you ever want to. Doesn't come with preconfigured caching though, so maybe spend five minutes setting that up.
icepat 4y ago
I'm pretty sure that a a lot of existing hosting services let you do that. Even hosted Wordpress lets you do that.
iLoveOncall 4y ago
Yeah like almost any web hosting company will provide you with that, they all have a set of services you can setup on your hosting in one click.
Mikeb85 4y ago
Yes. Tons of sites like Hostinger and similar that handle basically everything start to finish to set up a blog.
mdrzn 4y ago
OVH or any other "Web hosting" provider usually will let you pick a domain, choose a CMS to install (which is why Wordpress is everywhere) and be online in 5 minutes to post in your blog. If you go the Netlify route, YMMV.
- spirit557 4y ago
  just make sure YOU own the domain
John23832 4y ago
Netlify
jenscow 4y ago
From the article: If you don’t want all that fucking around, start a fucking Bear Blog instead[1]. 1: https://bearblog.dev/ https://bearblog.dev/
- swayvil 4y ago
  Woah a dev domain. Don't those cost like $2000 ?
  - Daegalus 4y ago
    No, you can get them on multiple registrars, and they are $12 or something. I have a couple.
Brajeshwar 4y ago
Ah! That is what I thought a few days ago. It is daunting for most people to own a domain and if it becomes just part of the ritual of starting a blog/identity, then it will get interesting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34067396 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34067396
spirit557 4y ago
you can do this from google domains directly. you dont even have to leave your registrar for another host. pay 11 or 12/year to renew your domain thats about it. free whois privacy, too (kinda standard now anyways).
carlosjobim 4y ago
Ghost.org seems to come closest to what you seek, and they include a very important feature, which is paid subscriptions for readers of your blog. People who are serious about blogging/web publishing will after some time need to charge for their content if that's their full time job. Wordpress makes this part very difficult for people who are not sys-admins.

luplex 4y ago

There are lots. Wordpress.com comes to mind

wongarsu 4y ago
And as the middle ground, most reputable web hosters (the kind where you buy a domain with 50GB space on shared hosting that runs mostly PHP) have a one-click Wordpress setup. That way you have a base install up and running in five minutes, but can customize as much as you want if you ever want to. Doesn't come with preconfigured caching though, so maybe spend five minutes setting that up.

icepat 4y ago

I'm pretty sure that a a lot of existing hosting services let you do that. Even hosted Wordpress lets you do that.

iLoveOncall 4y ago

Yeah like almost any web hosting company will provide you with that, they all have a set of services you can setup on your hosting in one click.

Mikeb85 4y ago

Yes. Tons of sites like Hostinger and similar that handle basically everything start to finish to set up a blog.

mdrzn 4y ago

OVH or any other "Web hosting" provider usually will let you pick a domain, choose a CMS to install (which is why Wordpress is everywhere) and be online in 5 minutes to post in your blog. If you go the Netlify route, YMMV.

spirit557 4y ago
just make sure YOU own the domain

John23832 4y ago

Netlify

jenscow 4y ago

From the article: If you don’t want all that fucking around, start a fucking Bear Blog instead[1]. 1: https://bearblog.dev/ https://bearblog.dev/

swayvil 4y ago
Woah a dev domain. Don't those cost like $2000 ?
- Daegalus 4y ago
  No, you can get them on multiple registrars, and they are $12 or something. I have a couple.

Brajeshwar 4y ago

Ah! That is what I thought a few days ago. It is daunting for most people to own a domain and if it becomes just part of the ritual of starting a blog/identity, then it will get interesting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34067396 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34067396

spirit557 4y ago

you can do this from google domains directly. you dont even have to leave your registrar for another host. pay 11 or 12/year to renew your domain thats about it. free whois privacy, too (kinda standard now anyways).

carlosjobim 4y ago

Ghost.org seems to come closest to what you seek, and they include a very important feature, which is paid subscriptions for readers of your blog. People who are serious about blogging/web publishing will after some time need to charge for their content if that's their full time job. Wordpress makes this part very difficult for people who are not sys-admins.