: Can I launch my website without purchasing the domain name? I read a few articles on why do we need to pay for domain name and what I understand from them is that you pay for the service

@Welton855

Yes, sure you can do it.
The domain name you purchase is/has to be registered on domain name servers which are basically key-value pairs linking your domain name to your server's IP address.

What options do we have..


You can access your site simply using your IP address. Make sure it's a public one.
If you own even a single domain for example, mydomain.com, you can create a subdomain for mydomain.com and that's free. In DNS entries you have to register subdomain.yourdomain.com points to your public IP and you are done.
As @Zekar said, you can go for the "free subdomains" and "free
domains".

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@Angie530

Yes.

You don't need a domain to run a website, you just need the web server set up and listening for visitors.

Now, when you say "launch", that is a marketing thing. If you want people to easily access your site on a certain advertised date, then the shorter and more memorable the better. Unfortunately, that can become more expensive the closer to that goal you get.

For free solutions, look into:

free subdomains (freedns.afraid.org is a good start)
free domains (.tk, .cc, etc)
create a subdomain on your current domain
give out the IP address (not recommended)

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