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[SOLVED] Can I host my own Lemmy instance on localhost?

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Would it be possible for me to make comments to other instances etc?

Solved: I can’t, it would only work with a public domain.

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tabular@lemmy.world
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If they’re easy to get, why have them 😑

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Meldrik@lemmy.wtf
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Because then you can encrypt your traffic with HTTPS 🙃

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tabular@lemmy.world
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This is madness 🤯

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Dandroid@dandroid.app
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I’m not sure I understand the question. They are used to encrypt traffic and prove that the entity hosting the site hasn’t changed by using a digital signature. These two together make it so third parties can’t read the traffic coming through. This is a requirement for modern internet. Otherwise your passwords wouldn’t be a secret because literally anyone would see them.

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𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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If they’re easy to get, why not have them 😉

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