I recently started looking into hosting my own email, and the suggestions I got were very encouraging, with a lot of easy solutions paired with some unavoidable gotchas.

It is has become apparent that for me to do this right, I need my own domain name, maybe a VPS or host.

I was about to purchase from Infomaniak, which also had an email solution I liked, but one the prices in euro was throwing me off and two it defeats the purpose of controlling and running my own internet services.

So, I will skip the email hosting and give a try at running my own.

Still, is Infomaniak a good buy? I am going crazy thinking up a good name, and settles on the extension me since it will be a personal thing, but not use my real name since I am going to avoid that shit until I really need to.

Any help would be welcome. Thank you.

UPDATE: I bought a domain name off of Porkbun, which was surprisingly pleasant. I am a sucker for cute guided experiences.

  • dleewee@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Practically every recommendation I’ve seen on buying a domain is either:

    • PorkBun
    • CloudFlare

    These two use very straightforward pricing, with no gotchas.

    • DidacticDumbass@lemmy.oneOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thank you! I was looking for a solid recommendation. Every thing that provide a domain was trying to bundle it with some extra service.

  • Zoë@lemmy.mlMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Please do add a tag to your post as stated on the sublemmy sidebar! Thank you. :)

  • puddy@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thx for mentioning infomaniak, I’m looking for alternatives to Mailbox.org as they had to increase their prices. I’ve tried self hosting but somehow it always has been a hassle, might be just me though. Also mailinabox wasn’t around back then. I’ve got my domain at namecheap, they’ve got all the tools and a super cheap whoisguard service. Prices depend on the tld you’re looking for, so you’ll have to look it up.

    • DidacticDumbass@lemmy.oneOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Hm, I could have looked at namecheap too. I ended up going with Porkbun because of well… it is cute and lovely. Not a great reason to choose a service, but it came highly recommended.

  • Oxff@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    May I suggest mailinabox.email for easy email administration. I’ve been using it for a long time and it manages the hard bits :).

    Sorry I can’t comment on Infomaniak I’ve never used them.

    • DidacticDumbass@lemmy.oneOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It has been the top recommended thing, so I will set it up. Hell, I might set them all up just to see what I like.

        • DidacticDumbass@lemmy.oneOPEnglish
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          1 year ago

          If I had any sense I would go through the trouble of documenting and BLOGGING what I do.

          Except I already said that blogging killed the internet, and nobody needs more poorly written memoirs of their struggles getting something to work.

          If I do something interesting or cool, I will let you know!