Never buy .xyz - eviltoast

I just wanted to post this here because I want to help you all and hurt gen.xyz as much as possible. I had a .xyz domain through njal.la which I used to host jellyfin, homeassistant, and other basic things for friends and family. My domain recently became inaccessible without any notice. After a while of troubleshooting, I found that it had been reported to xyz as abuse, and they must have done zero investigation whatsoever before serverholding my domain. I thought about opening a ticket with xyz to get my domain back, but realized that I no longer wish to buy from some shitty company that will take down any site without warning. Bought a .com domain since they are somewhat reputable, and I would advise everyone here to never buy a .xyz domain. Angry rant over.

  • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
    308·
    6 months ago

    I mean, a jellyfin server is typically full of copyright protected material. I also wouldn’t expect them to notify you in advance, however they should still send some notice when they stop providing the service you’ve paid for.

    • HumanPerson@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      132·
      6 months ago

      It typically is, and I won’t comment on whether mine is, but that isn’t enough reason to take it down. I was quite careful about who I gave access to, as well as making sure people had secure passwords. It is highly unlikely that anyone got in and saw any copyright violation before reporting it.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2053·
      6 months ago

      Yeah, dude tried to open his own personal Netflix and is surprised it got taken down.

      From post history he managed to keep it up for less than a month.

      I’m betting by “friends” he meant either online friends he’s never met, or people he wanted to impress.

      So they gave zero fucks and handed it out to more people. Like, just the idea that you’re giving it to so many people that you actually buy a domain?

      There’s a reason everyone isn’t already doing it already.

      • HumanPerson@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
        343·
        6 months ago

        I kept it up for more than a year. By friends I mean like 3 people I know in real fucking life, and I made them all set secure passwords. Way to assume the worst about people, it is a very healthy attitude to have.

        • oldfart@lemm.eeEnglish
          144·
          6 months ago

          This whole thread is depressing to read, full of corporate bootlickers putting blame on you.