Website/Shrine Question

[wavesagainstrocks]

Hello! I'm hoping someone here could answer my admittedly really silly question.

I've dabbled in coding and have used websites like Neocities to host my site in the past, which was all fine and well! But I had come across an entry here on DW regarding a Shrine Challenge. I looked through a lot of the published shrines and they all looked like they had "multiple" sites under the same domain (not on anything like Neocities). Is this something you pay for? Are there any free hosts out there able to do this too?

I can give some examples if this question doesn't make sense, haha! I'm having a hard time explaining it, but I didn't wanna just post someone's site link without permission or anything like that!

Thanks so much!

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[axolotls]

Depends a bit on where you're starting from (command line experience mainly), but mostly it's about a tolerance for needing to Google/go to StackExchange a lot, hah. It also helps to find some good guides! I started with a Debian Linux VM and just fiddled for a while, followed some installation guides for software that looked interesting, then set up a web server and got a domain and automatic SSL/TLS through Let's Encrypt set up (if you want things to be accessible publicly, there will be changing router settings and hopefully your ISP doesn't have any bothersome limits – that's another reason people rent server space, aside from not needing to deal with networking headaches).

Basically, if you like learning new computer skills, fiddling a lot and looking things up a lot, worth trying out! Though if you're worried about getting security stuff right (there are a lot of guides, but sometimes people disagree on best practices), then a remotely hosted solution is safer. It can be a fun hobby! But at times quite involved, hah. (If you want to get started with any kind of server stuff, check out Fandom Coders if you haven't! Lots of very supportive people there for newbies and advanced folks alike.)

[wavesagainstrocks]

This is such good information, wow! Thank you so much!! I do enjoy messing with computer-related things despite my knowledge being a little mediocre, haha. So perhaps I'll check it out in the near future! 0v0 Thanks again!!

[axolotls]

No problem! I'm the same, so starting to mess with server stuff was a natural new hobby for me, heh. Just remember, don't be afraid to look stuff up and ask for help! o7