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Any domain registrar/hosting provider that does not require propietary software to run? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I gone through a lot of hosting service providers and unfortunetly cannot find a single one that can be used without running nonfree programs, all of them require loading bulky obfuscated JavaScript apps.

I know of Codeberg Pages for static sites for example, but it is not suitable for any business or professional use.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Eventually I can use those sites, but I am curious is there is at least one provider that does not require running their code on my computer and just send me the HTML (actual site).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

No reputable registrar requires you to run an executable on your machine. JavaScript is as far as it'll get.

I'm sure many registrars work without JS, but if I had to be sure of any one in particular, it'd be Njalla. They even have an onion site and accept monero, so they almost certainly function without JS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think you know what you mean/want. I never had any registrar requiring me to install anything to have my domain registered with them. The same is true about hosters too.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

You didn't, but your browser was even if it doesn't tell you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you want extremely low overhead you can use the API directly with curl. Most hosting providers/registrars allow this.