| name | devsecops-free-dns |
| description | Find free DNS, CDN, SSL, and DDoS protection services for DevSecOps infrastructure |
Skill: DevSecOps Free DNS
Goal
Identify free DNS management, CDN, SSL/TLS, and DDoS protection services.
Use This Skill When
- Setting up domain infrastructure at zero cost
- Adding CDN/SSL without infrastructure
- Implementing DDoS protection for free
Do Not Use This Skill When
- Enterprise DNS with SLA requirements
- Complex DNS routing rules
Inputs
- Domain count
- Traffic volume
- SSL certificate needs
- DDoS protection requirements
Steps
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Inventory DNS Providers
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Cloudflare DNS
- Free: Unlimited domains
- Fast propagation
- DNSSEC support
- Proxy available
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Amazon Route 53
- Free: 12 months on new accounts (limited)
- Otherwise paid
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Google Cloud DNS
- Free: 25GB egress (limited)
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Hurricane Electric
- Free secondary DNS
- DNSSEC support
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DuckDNS
- Free dynamic DNS
- Subdomain only
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No-IP
- Free dynamic DNS
- 3 hostnames, 30-day confirm
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Afraid.org Free DNS
- Free DNS hosting
- Dynamic DNS available
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Inventory CDN Services
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Cloudflare CDN
- Free: Unlimited bandwidth
- Global CDN
- SSL included
- DDoS protection included
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Fastly
- Free tier available
- Edge computing
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jsDelivr
- Free CDN for npm/GitHub
- Open source focused
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Statically.io
- Free CDN for GitHub/GitLab
- Image optimization
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CDN77
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Inventory SSL/TLS Providers
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Cloudflare SSL
- Free Universal SSL
- Works with proxy enabled
- Edge certificates
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Let's Encrypt
- Free certificates
- ACME automation
- 90-day certs, auto-renew
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ZeroSSL
- Free 90-day certificates
- Online tool + API
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Caddy Server
- Free, auto-HTTPS
- Uses Let's Encrypt
- Self-hosted
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Inventory DDoS Protection
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Cloudflare
- Free DDoS protection at Layer 3/4/7
- "I'm Under Attack" mode
- Bot mitigation
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AWS Shield Standard
- Free for AWS customers
- Network layer protection
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Google Cloud Armor
- Free DDoS for GCP
- Layer 3/4 protection
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Inventory Web Application Firewall
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Cloudflare WAF
- Free with proxy
- OWASP core ruleset
- Bot management
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AWS WAF
- Free tier not available
- Paid service
Output
- DNS provider comparison
- CDN feature matrix
- SSL automation options
- DDoS protection capabilities
- Integration recommendations
Key Considerations
- Cloudflare DNS + CDN + SSL + DDoS is best all-in-one free solution
- Let's Encrypt for non-Cloudflare SSL
- Dynamic DNS for home lab setups
- Free tiers excellent for dev/test