Demo is unavailable
severinkaelin opened this issue · 11 comments
Hello
First of all, thanks for this great project.
I've noticed that the demo instance mentioned in the README is currently not available: https://demo.linkding.link/
There seems to be no A DNS record:
Will the demo be made available again or did you intentionally shut it down?
I had to recreate the demo setup, and have only configured an AAAA name record. The hoster I'm using does not provide a IPv4 address (anymore?), so it seems I'm not able to set an A name record.
The demo is reachable for me from several devices, and at least the AAAA name record is detected by a DNS lookup:
Maybe you could check from a different device, or using a different DNS provider?
I had to recreate the demo setup, and have only configured an AAAA name record. The hoster I'm using does not provide a IPv4 address (anymore?), so it seems I'm not able to set an A name record.
The demo is reachable for me from several devices, and at least the AAAA name record is detected by a DNS lookup:
Maybe you could check from a different device, or using a different DNS provider?
@sissbruecker Thanks for your reply. I've been in a IPv4-only network, so it makes sense now.
Would you consider adding a IPv4 address again? IPv6 adoption has been increasing over the past years but is still just below 50% worldwide: https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html#tab=ipv6-adoption
In many countries, IPv6 use is only in the single-digit percentage range or not present at all: https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html#tab=per-country-ipv6-adoption
I am aware that the demo instance is a voluntary service on your part. However, if an IPv4 address can be added at a reasonable cost, this might be worth considering in terms of the accessibility of the demo to the community.
I look forward to hearing your take on this.
Did take a closer look, and it seems the hoster I'm using (fly.io) does not provide a dedicated IPv4 address (for free) anymore. More context here: https://community.fly.io/t/announcement-shared-anycast-ipv4/9384
I understand your concerns, but at this point I have no incentive to invest anything in the demo. It's just intended as a convenient way to try out the app. If it doesn't work, then you'll have to spin up your own instance, which is just less convenient.
Did take a closer look, and it seems the hoster I'm using (fly.io) does not provide a dedicated IPv4 address (for free) anymore. More context here: https://community.fly.io/t/announcement-shared-anycast-ipv4/9384
I understand your concerns, but at this point I have no incentive to invest anything in the demo. It's just intended as a convenient way to try out the app. If it doesn't work, then you'll have to spin up your own instance, which is just less convenient.
@sissbruecker I understand. Let me know if you'd think a demo with IPv4 would be a value-add for the community / attracting new users and potential contributors. I'd be happy to support the project and sponsor the IPv4 costs for a year.
Sure and thanks. I'll close the issue for now.
@sissbruecker Apologies for reopening a closed issue, but I believe that providing a demonstration can greatly aid adoption (convenience is a powerful thing). Moreover, I have a solution that is cost-free, sustainable in the long run, and straightforward to implement. Place Cloudflare in front of the demo. By enabling the Cloudflare proxy for a record, it will handle both IPv4 and IPv6, even if your original setup only supports IPv6.
What about changing the actual state of the issue?
The projects seems to be very good! And we like to try :)
╭╴IP:192.168.1.103 at ~ on mast… ( )
╰─ nslookup demo.linkding.link
伺服器: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.1.127
名稱: demo.linkding.link
Address: 2a09:8280:1::a:cd73
DNS look like know the domain match IPv6 address, but the Chrome browser program still cannot connect to the IPv6 address ?
No update ?
Or this project already dead ?
Or this project already dead ?
Just use an ipv6 proxy to see the demo site like this one: