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24 alternatives to An API to provision custom hostnames with SSL

We launched an API for custom hostnames today. A simple HTTP post with a hostname gets a temp hostname with CNAME/a record instructions, as soon as DNS is setup we issue SSL and start accepting traffic for that hostname. It's the quickest way we know of to provision custom hostnames: https://fly.io/mix/custom-hostnames/ When we started building Fly, we figured it was too late to "make SSL easy and the customers will come". Lets Encrypt changed the world, and we knew many companies rolling their own SSL support with nginx, Traefik, etc, etc. It seemed like a…

This API automates custom hostname provisioning with automatic SSL certificate issuance. Users send an HTTP request with a hostname and receive temporary DNS instructions; once DNS is configured, the system issues an… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. An API to provision custom hostnames with SSL launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    A simple API for custom hostnames, handles DNS, SSL, etc.

    2017 · fly.io · its alternatives →

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    NakedSSL▲154

    Hassle-free SSL clothes for your naked domains.

    2018 · nakedssl.com · its alternatives →

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    I built a DNS resolver that lets me use https://frontend.numa instead of localhost:5173 — auto-generated TLS certs, WebSocket passthrough, path routing. No mkcert, no nginx, no /etc/hosts.

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    lcl.host▲308

    Get HTTPS in your local dev environment

    2024 · lcl.host · its alternatives →

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    The Internet’s fastest, privacy-first DNS resolver

    2018 · one.one.one.one · its alternatives →

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    I was setting up tests involving DNS resolution recently, where something like 127.0.0.1.service.foo would have been tremendously useful. Back in the day, I'd have used xip.io - but sadly that service died. Well, every excuse is a good one when it comes to writing a DNS server! Backname.io joins nip.io and sslip.io in the wildcard DNS game.

    2023 · backname.io · its alternatives →

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    2017 · onehostname.com · its alternatives →

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    Pinggy▲282

    Public URLs for localhost without downloading any binary

    2024 · pinggy.io · its alternatives →

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    Hello Hacker News community, We are excited to announce the launch of KIT.DOMAINS, our new tool designed to simplify the management and monitoring of domains. KIT DOMAINS is a convenient and reliable solution for tracking the status of your domains and SSL certificates. With KIT DOMAINS, you will receive timely notifications about expirations and emerging issues, ensuring your sites remain operational and secure. Key features: - Expiration Tracking: Monitor the expiration dates of your domains to prevent accidental lapses. - SSL Certificate Monitoring: Keep your SSL certificates up-to-date…

    2024 · kit.domains · its alternatives →

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    Routepath▲108

    Simple HTTPS, routing, and custom domains for your sites

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    HTTPS domains for localhost. 🏠. Contribute to lufzle/localdots development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Put any site behind your custom domain

    2020 · cloak.ist · its alternatives →

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    My goal was to create a DNS server as simple as the LDAP server I've been contributing to (glauth) and here it is: https://github.com/fusion/kittendns A few things to know about it: - It is easy to configure using a Toml file - I am using it to bail my coredns/etcd instances when under attack - (yes, it also works as a service location server) - It comes with a simple, plain English, rule engine that doesn't do much at this point - It can be used with LetsEncrypt. I use it to retrieve certificates for my home servers. - RFC: all the nice ones :) Anyway, feedback is…

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Hostful▲99

    Fastest way to host your websites & PDFs

    2023 · hostful.io · its alternatives →

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    Simple, free dynamic DNS via Cloudflare. Contribute to lyoshenka/cloudflare-ddns development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, This is a project [1] I've been working on for a little while and I'm interested in your feedback and point of view. Many of us would have verified a domain name by pasting a string into a DNS TXT record. Some providers ask us to store this DNS TXT record at a domain using a DNS label like "_provider" e.g. _provider.yourdomain.com, and some providers ask that you do it at the zone apex (God help us [2]). The Domain Verification protocol stores a DNS TXT record at a DNS name derived from a hashed "verifiable identifier" (think email, telephone, DID), enabling anyone that can prove…

    2023 · domainverification.org · its alternatives →

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    Hey everyone. It's Sherub here, author of the Build your own DNS Server challenge on CodeCrafters. Currently it’s available in Rust, Go, and Python and is free while in beta. https://codecrafters.io/dns-server I've kept the challenge accessible but still challenging for an intermediate developer. This challenge, like others from CodeCrafters, is self-paced. You can use any tools you prefer (terminal, editor, etc.) to build the project. At the end of the challenge, you will have created a DNS forwarding server. The server can create and read DNS packets and respond to DNS…

    2023 · app.codecrafters.io · its alternatives →

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    All the domain data you need. None of the headache.

    2020 · host.io · its alternatives →

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    SSL security for SaaS and e-commerce, now via API

    2021 · qloaked.com · its alternatives →

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    Run a temporary DNS server that resolves a given hostname to the current IP - no-gravity/dns-here

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    DNS over HTTPS proxy written in golang. Contribute to satran/dohproxy development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Custom domain infrastructure as a service

    2025 · domainly.dev · its alternatives →

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