Let's start with the basics: is dev.to self hosted? đ
No, dev.to points to 151.101.194.217 which is an IPv4 that belongs to Fastly Inc
Delicious irony
Fastly is also a CDN. The fact that a website is behind Fastly doesnât imply that it isnât selfhosted at all.
So you mean Fastly is providing CDN servers which cache the content of dev.to and then serve them to the visitor on their servers?
Well yeah that's not self hosting.
Of course it would be self hosting. If the website isnât hosted on fastly, and is hosted by an individual, that would be the definition of self hosting. Youâre also assuming that Fastly is caching responses, do you know that for certain?
Literally all youâve done so far is resolve the host name to a DNS record. You think youâve done something, but you havenât.
lol what the fuck is your problem? How about you do something and explain to me how you self host a CDN hosted by fastly?????
When did I resolve the Hostname to a DNS record? Are you fucking stupid you obviously don't know what you are talking about. I resolved it's domain to an IPv4 address which points entirely to a fastly server. It's not a resource that get's delivered by CDN, it's the whole fucking website they are serving, which is a service they sell and that's not self hosting.
God damn why am I even spending my time arguing with someone that didn't understand the basics yet. If you think a domain is a hostname and an IPv4 address is a DNS record, just back off and return to the books. You probably feel so cool and think you have done something, which you did, you ridiculed yourself.
You clearly donât understand a single thing about how the internet works and are very confused. Let me help you out.
how you self host a CDN hosted by fastly?????
You donât? The website is what would be self hosted. Not Fastly.
When did I resolve the Hostname to a DNS record? ⊠I resolved it's domain to an IPv4 address which points entirely to a fastly server
Right there. You resolved the host record, probably an A record or ANAME for the website (dev.to) into an IPv4 address, using DNS.
It's not a resource that get's delivered by CDN, it's the whole fucking website they are serving, which is a service they sell and that's not self hosting.
Hereâs what youâre critically misunderstanding about this. Just because you resolve the record for a website and the IP thatâs returned belongs to fastly does not mean fastly is hosting the content. You literally havenât done anything to prove that the website isnât self-hosted on a computer in some guys garage. Youâre making assumptions based on ignorance and using those assumptions to gatekeep self hosting because you donât even know what you donât know. Itâs very possible that site isnât self hosted, but so far you havenât actually found any proof of that like you think you have.
If you think a domain is a hostname and an IPv4 address is a DNS record
Itâs clear that youâre a hobbyist with very little understanding of how the internet and self hosting works on a fundamental level and thatâs ok. But I recommend instead of wasting your energy being confidently wrong very publicly for the purpose of gatekeeping, you use that energy to learn how these things actually work instead.
Let's start with the basics: is dev.to self hosted? đ
No, dev.to points to 151.101.194.217 which is an IPv4 that belongs to Fastly Inc
Delicious irony
Fastly is also a CDN. The fact that a website is behind Fastly doesnât imply that it isnât selfhosted at all.
So you mean Fastly is providing CDN servers which cache the content of dev.to and then serve them to the visitor on their servers?
Well yeah that's not self hosting.
Of course it would be self hosting. If the website isnât hosted on fastly, and is hosted by an individual, that would be the definition of self hosting. Youâre also assuming that Fastly is caching responses, do you know that for certain?
Literally all youâve done so far is resolve the host name to a DNS record. You think youâve done something, but you havenât.
lol what the fuck is your problem? How about you do something and explain to me how you self host a CDN hosted by fastly?????
When did I resolve the Hostname to a DNS record? Are you fucking stupid you obviously don't know what you are talking about. I resolved it's domain to an IPv4 address which points entirely to a fastly server. It's not a resource that get's delivered by CDN, it's the whole fucking website they are serving, which is a service they sell and that's not self hosting.
God damn why am I even spending my time arguing with someone that didn't understand the basics yet. If you think a domain is a hostname and an IPv4 address is a DNS record, just back off and return to the books. You probably feel so cool and think you have done something, which you did, you ridiculed yourself.
You clearly donât understand a single thing about how the internet works and are very confused. Let me help you out.
You donât? The website is what would be self hosted. Not Fastly.
Right there. You resolved the host record, probably an A record or ANAME for the website (dev.to) into an IPv4 address, using DNS.
Hereâs what youâre critically misunderstanding about this. Just because you resolve the record for a website and the IP thatâs returned belongs to fastly does not mean fastly is hosting the content. You literally havenât done anything to prove that the website isnât self-hosted on a computer in some guys garage. Youâre making assumptions based on ignorance and using those assumptions to gatekeep self hosting because you donât even know what you donât know. Itâs very possible that site isnât self hosted, but so far you havenât actually found any proof of that like you think you have.
A domain can have several host records of different types including one at the root of the domain. What youâre resolving isnât âa domainâ itâs a single record for that domain, and its associated IP address is contained in the DNS record. If youâd like to familiarize yourself with this system, try this: https://www.dummies.com/book/technology/information-technology/networking/general-networking/dns-for-dummies-292922/
Itâs clear that youâre a hobbyist with very little understanding of how the internet and self hosting works on a fundamental level and thatâs ok. But I recommend instead of wasting your energy being confidently wrong very publicly for the purpose of gatekeeping, you use that energy to learn how these things actually work instead.
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