4 Jun
2020
4 Jun
'20
6:35 p.m.
On 4/06/20 4:26 pm, Ian Stewart wrote:
Oh, but I forgot, it doesn't work with just IP addresses and http. So don't forget to pay for...
When Tim Berners-Lee invented the internet I'm sure he never envisaged how much money these last two outfits would siphon off each year.
1. Registration and the annual fee for a registered domain name.
Domain name still cost - as the registry need to cover their costs - but some are pretty cheap and registrars like Cloudflare don't charge any markup on the wholesale cost https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/
2. Getting a SSL certificate so your server provides https browser connections.
Standard SSL certificates are free with Lets Encrypt https://letsencrypt.org