: How do I go about assigning my computer to my domain name? I've just registered a domain name, just to test how uploading a website works (I've made heaps, but never uploaded one), and I

@Courtney195

Even easier, edit the hosts file on your machine to build and view the website there. Then you can tell your computer to check for example.com at 127.0.0.1 (your localhost) and you don't need to do anything with the URL's DNS settings until you're ready to actually host it somewhere.

You might also want to look into installing WAMP and get going with Apache instead of IIS.

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@Nimeshi995

No, you don't need to specify a DNS server on your PC, but you need to register a dynamic DNS entry for your domain, that points to the IP of your PC/network.

Please remember that most internet service provider do have private and commerial contracts, where the upload speed for private internet connections it limited in most cases. Most providers even prohibit via their contracts to host a server at home. Check that first. Check also how often your IP changes and how to setup dynamic DNS for your IP.

On the other hand I think that 5€/month are not that much for a simple starter hosting package. There are also free hosting packages out there, which usually come with some type of advertisement.

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