Can you recommend me a free domain service? (piefed.social)

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I want to try out some things with a secondary domain. I’d prefer ethical and non-shady providers. I have a fixed IP and a VPS to go with it, so it’s really only about the domain. A subdomain of my current domain is not enough. A subdomain of the provider would be OK but not ideal.
Even paying very little is not an option right now - maybe later.

Doing some preliminary research, the keyword seems to be Dynamic DNS even if I have a static IP. There are providers but those that pop up easily do not instil much confidence.

I want to hear the Fediverse's opinions! I haven't found any recent posts about this.

TIA

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[-] databender@lemmy.world 30 points 5 days ago

Afraid.org, used to use that

[-] non_burglar@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

Ya, it does what it says on the tin. My domain there is nearly 17 years old now.

[-] A_norny_mousse@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago

That's good to hear 👍

[-] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah use the "Registry" link on their sidebar and sort by age. The oldest domains on there are not going anywhere.

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