On 18/08/2021 19:41, wendellkbest@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I set up my router to port forward. I was using NOIP with my previous ISP because the IP address was changing. With my new ISP I don't have that problem. My goal is to use something like "www.mywebpage.com" to access my home server instead of using my actual IP. I am thinking about having a place for family to see pictures and videos I have of my kids. I am also wanting to have my own cloud server for files and media. I am under the impression that to have my own domain name I would need to do that through NOIP. Is there another way to have name address resolution without NoIp?
I don't use NOIP nor have I used it before but in a realistic scenario, you need to go to your registrar's website and make entries to point to your host's IP address. Now in your case, it looks like you have to use NOIP's IP address ( or a special one created for you) which you need to enter on to your registrar's website. So when somebody types "www.mywebpage.com", the global DNS will refer to your registrar's website and they will refer it to your NOIP address who will direct it to your home server. These things are all done in micro-seconds because of the technology they use. There won't be any delay or the user won't notice any delay unless your server is slow to fire-up the query. It's the user's server's that slows everything down.
Have you tried NOIP website if they have instructions how to set everything up? Normally they are pretty good at these things as they are also running a business so it is in their interest to have proper documentation in place.
If you are prepared to pay few pennies per month then Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud is another option. they also have free service for static websites (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and these costs absolutely nothing and that is why it is free!!
Hope this helps. --With over 1.3 billion devices now running Windows 10, customer satisfaction is higher than any previous version of windows.
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