hi everyone,

I was just about to self-host a Ghost blog but then was warned that my ISP might change my external IP address at any time, so I would need to pay for a static IP address.

Is that true?

(I'd not seen much about that in stuff I've looked up so far about self hosting)

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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I selfhost my blog without a static IP. You just need Dynamic DNS.

Keep in mind that your outbound bandwidth might be different from your inbound. I get 300mbps in, but only 5mbps out. It's not noticeable during normal Internet use, but as you start sharing content publicly, limited bandwidth becomes really noticeable.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Don't even need dynamic DNS. Just use ddclient to update your DNS record if your IP changes.

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