What are some websites that are free that I could connect a domain to and utilize btcpay server?
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You have to buy the domain.
But you can use cloudflare to connect everything pretty smoothly
Yeah I’m okay with that, but looking for a place that I could build a simple website and host it for free?
Maybe Shopify
Way out of the price range 🫠
Yeah I believe it lol. You can host WordPress yourself. Or you can offload to a hosting provider for pretty cheap. Namecheap is a good option and they accept Bitcoin! https://www.namecheap.com/wordpress/
I’m completely new to using Wordpress and hosting stuff. Have you used Wordpress before? And hosted using it?? I’m going to look into this later! Thanks for your help so far it’s great
I hate Wordpress with every fiber of my being.
🤣 I don't have real world experience with it outside of being a consumer. If you have better options please share. Would love to learn myself.
I’m not sure what to offer that’s free other than coding your own site. All I can say is that Wordpress has prevented me from launching many websites I otherwise might have completed because of the frustration factor. Maybe that’s a good thing, I’ll never know.
What exactly is Wordpress doing that is preventing you?
I just very much dislike the interface and the amount of bloat it installs on a webserver. Doing any type of customization is a nightmare.
True. Where I find WP helpful is with some of the very flexible WYSIWYG themes I’ve used that saved me a ton of customizing time and get it launched and looking good within the theme elements I selected. Still, you’re right, but depending on your project, there may be merit. Building a website, maybe a time saver. Building an application? Likely a no go.
If it’s just a website with a small shop with btcpay connected that you’re after there may be a Wordpress btcpay plugin that would hook to WooCommerce and Theme Forest has some really well maintained themes for $40-60 that support wooCommerce and could get you nearly there. See if that plugin exists from a reliable project and you could shorten your stack build to get a POC up inexpensively. nostr:nprofile1qqswum4p82uluhz2dr40nvdrflspffntgqghc58w9fs57nx6jkdkuaqd5rvcc is right that any disconnects can get really frustrating and shut down all motivation pretty handily with what appears to be over complicated restrictions from customization. Buuut, if it works, you’re in it for $100 plus a couple subscriptions that you may have needed. 🤷♂️
I don’t know the reputation or integrity of this one but just a quick google search shows hope…
https://wordpress.org/plugins/btcpay-greenfield-for-woocommerce/
I setup WordPress as a demo for my job lol so not a real world production use-case. But it was easy.
if I were you I'd explore the hosting provider option. Namecheap is not the only game in town. In that way you can actually get support as well.
Once you have WordPress stood up adding the WooCommerce plugin is really easy it appears. And from there you can plugin your already existing BTCPay server.
I use Spaceship domains, they are among the least expensive across the industry https://www.spaceship.com/application/domain-list-application/
Ahh thank you!
You still have to pay a host.
Self hosted Word Press is an option. nostr:npub1c8n9qhqzm2x3kzjm84kmdcvm96ezmn257r5xxphv3gsnjq4nz4lqelne96 is new to hosting and I was trying to come up with solutions that could at a minimum be low cost and not have a huge learning curve.
I read the entire thread before replying 🤷🏼♀️
Not free, but probably the easiest option.
You’re saying about the cloudflare idea or?
Oh sorry. I didn't thread that response properly. I meant Shopify.
Another option I can think of is WooCommerce/WordPress. Pretty sure that would be an easy free option.
Ahh thank you I will look at that!
Google Sites is "free"... Completely capture and totally fiat but "Free" with a Gmail account.
None.
