Cheap domain name and VPS sellers for Pangolin?

[evilsmirker]

I've got a small Rpi4 server setup, which runs Jellyfin, Paperless and Wallabag. I plan to add Audiobookshelf and maybe one or two more small things to tinker around with. My current setup with tailscale for remote access isn't convenient for my less tech savvy folks who wanna access it. I plan to have Pangolin installed, since I'm not too sure about port forwarding and the like, even though nginx is supposed to be the way to go.

I purchased a domain name three days ago on the cheap for a year (around 3-4 dollars, with renewal around the same price), from OVH Canada. But I got a mail last night saying that my order was cancelled for 'insufficient personal info'.

Any suggestions for domain registration for these purposes which have a more hassle free experience? I'm also planning to test out a VPS from Hapih Host for Pangolin for a month before committing to a longer plan, but am open to cheaper/better alternatives.

 

[kage]

I have a .dev from Spaceship and it has been a painless experience.
You can try them out.

You can also compare domain prices on https://tld-list.com/

As for a VPS, Oracle Cloud has a generous free tier. When I signed up (around 2020), they didn't require any payment methods to be attached, so there's no chance of ever going beyond the free-tier resources for me.

Not sure what the sign up process looks like today. But you can give it a shot.

 

[evilsmirker]

I have a .dev from Spaceship and it has been a painless experience.
You can try them out.

You can also compare domain prices on https://tld-list.com/

As for a VPS, Oracle Cloud has a generous free tier. When I signed up (around 2020), they didn't require any payment methods to be attached, so there's no chance of ever going beyond the free-tier resources for me.

Not sure what the sign up process looks like today. But you can give it a shot.

I got a cheap deal and it got processsed immediately, so thanks!

I'm streaming from Jellyfin from the server, which might be a little dicey and go against Oracle T&Cs.

 

[kage]

You're welcome!

And yeah that could get problematic.
I personally host my media on-prem for this very reason.

 

[DigitalDude]

I got a cheap deal and it got processsed immediately, so thanks!

I'm streaming from Jellyfin from the server, which might be a little dicey and go against Oracle T&Cs.

What tld did you register?

 

[evilsmirker]

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What tld did you register?

.top

Was thinking that 'surf' would have been fun, but I decided to go for whatever had the cheapest registration and renewal costs. Was initially thinking of a Batman themed one, but couldn't think short and sweet enough.

 

[kage]

Before .dev, I used to have a .link, which is also very affordable.

 

[vivek.krishnan]

For VPS - Racknerd I think is cheap and recommended.

In India - I think DigiRDP is what you need for local peering performance

@SayantanGR is more knowledgeable on this.

For domain - .ovh is what I use. Will look at .dev as well.