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    The Quantum Magician, and other spec fic scifi

    The Quantum Magician, and other spec fic scifi

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    Some TLDs, like .es, do require it, but I own a few .xyz domains and have never been asked. It might be a fraud protection thing? Basically, yes. To "link" it, you'll add either an "A" or "CNAME"...

    I've just purchased a new (.xyz) domain. The registry is asking me to provide government-issued identification

    Some TLDs, like .es, do require it, but I own a few .xyz domains and have never been asked. It might be a fraud protection thing?

    I'll need to host the files on either a VPS or on my own devices and then link the domain name to the proper IP address.

    Basically, yes. To "link" it, you'll add either an "A" or "CNAME" DNS record. If your registrar doesn't offer the ability to add DNS records directly, you may need to use a third-party DNS service. Cloudflare is a pretty popular free one.

    If you're just hosting some static files that don't change much, there are a bunch of services that might be a better fit than setting up your own server, which is somewhat complicated. Amazon Web Services S3 is complicated to set up, but very cheap for many casual use cases. I personally got started on NearlyFreeSpeech.net, which is both simple and cheap, although I haven't used them in 10-15 years.

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