Is there a free alternative to Google Sites that’s open source? I want one with free custom domains, not subdomains.

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    1 year ago

    Forget about free domains if you want to do something remotely serious with them. A real domain is few dollars/year and AFAIK you could use it coupled with GitHub Pages for simple, static websites or with altervista.org if you need WordPress.

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    I feel like there’s an inherent misunderstanding in your query. If you want to run on your own domain - you run your own stuff (for the most part). You need a webserver, that’s about it.

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    1 year ago

    Hugo, Jekill, Docusaurus, host on github pages, netlify. Buy a domain for 15$ per year.

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    I dat to check google sites first since I never used it before.

    From the quick glance I gathered, I‘d say there is no open source equivalent with free custom domains.

    Registering top level domains is not available for free I think. The closest I know is duckdns.

    If google is giving out top level domains for free now then it is a market dominance strategy because nobody else can do it I think.

    Let me know if you have any more questions.

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      If google is giving out top level domains for free now then it is a market dominance strategy because nobody else can do it I think.

      I don’t they do, they only give free subdomains

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        1 year ago

        That would make sense. But in that case I don’t understand why op is asking for an open source equivalent with free top level domains.

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          1 year ago

          maybe they meant adding domains for free, most free hosts don’t allow you to use custom domains for free and require a paid plan for that. so could be that OP is willing to pay for the domain itself but not for using it, which is fair

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      1 year ago

      Yes, but it’s a script you install on a web server. I want a builder that’s similar to Google Sites.

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        1 year ago

        As a developer: google sites is 100% the exact same as wordpress, just looks better.

        I’m not gonna slander you for not knowing the difference between a host and a content management system.

        The issue seems to be that google offers a pretty foolproof experience for people with limited technical knowledge. That is not the case with the majority of open source systems.

        Additionally: from what I hear, you wont get free top level domains with sites and not with other providers so please accept that you wont get this for free.

        Have a good one.

        • ares35@kbin.social
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          basic plan is free, yup. iirc you have to pay to ‘bring your own domain’ (vs using a subdomain off theirs’)