Free domain with Freenom

This guide will cover how to set up a free domain using Freenom. Afterwords you can continue setting up your domain.

  1. Go to http://www.freenom.com/
  2. Go to Services -> Register a new domain.
  3. Pick the domain you want and register it (You will register to freenom in the process of obtaining the domain).
  4. Go to services->my domains
  5. Click “manage domain” on the domain you registered
  6. Click “manage freenom DNS”
  7. Add a record with type “A” and IP Address that you copied down earlier for your server, and then click “save changes”
  8. Wait ~1 hour for the DNS changes to propogate
  9. You should now be able to go to the domain name you registered and be sent to your docker server, such as “http://mydomain.com/dashboard"
Last modified March 11, 2021: setup hugo (11980dc)