Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

This is an off-topic, but I'd like to mention it.

I absolutely love the fact that the OP did not get a domain name for this demo. This is an interesting "technique" I haven't seen for quite a while. People tend to own and re-new tenths of domain names, which are just sitting there for an "just in case" moment. This is a great example of how things can really be simplified - spin up an instance, make a demo, shut the instance down.




Good luck with the link still being usable in a month or a year. There's a reason we use domain names for sharing. Not only because they are friendly to read and remember, but also because IPs are typically far more transient than domain names.

The IPs behind my projects have changed dozens of times over the years (new server, changing hosting provider, adding a load balancer, etc.). A simple DNS change allows the same domain name to follow the project.

I'm actually surprised HN permits links to IP addresses. While links posted here are not guaranteed to point to the same content in the future anyway, it is more likely that an IP address will change before the project is taken down entirely. Search engine posterity and all.


There's always free sub-domains:

https://freedns.afraid.org/


Could also be a good use for subdomains - people often forget how many variations of whatever.domain.com can be useful




Join us for AI Startup School this June 16-17 in San Francisco!

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: