Do I have to purchase a domain name to connect to my linode?
Sorry for the noobish question, but I want to use my linodes as the backend to an application i'm working on. Do I need to purchase a domain name so that my clients can connect to the server, or can I just use the public ip address, or is it something else entirely? If I can get away with not having to purchase the domain name that would be preferable. Thanks in advance!
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You don’t need a domain name, but it may make things easier if you’re having other users connect to your server.
mjones
Linode Staff
If it's just the backend that only a few people will have access to you could always just use the IP address. For example, if the IP address for your Linode is 12.34.56.78 then the URL would be:
However, you'd need to set up any webserver or other service to respond on the IP address itself, or respond to any connection on the given port. If it's a port other than 80 you can append it after the IP address with a colon. Using port 100 as an example: