Comments on post “Zeit CLI Domains”
Tierney Cyren
@bitandbang · Developer Advocate, NodeSource
This is damn amazing. Beside the pure concept of buying a domain from the _command line_ (mind = blown), integrating it and streamlining it into how easy Now already makes deployment is absolutely 💥
On a technical side, I wanted to ask: what were some of the challenges with creating the actual domain purchasing process from the CLI? Were there any especially difficult challenges?
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Matheus Fernandes
@matheus · I write code @zeithq
@bitandbang the integration into our pipeline is the main idea behind `now domains`: we were missing a simple way to "label" your application in a way that makes sense to your brand and your users. Now you can buy a domain and use it as a label in a matter of minutes, without ever leaving your terminal 😊 No need to switch context (and therefore loose time) 🔥
Yeah, we faced some challenges in the implementation, the biggest one being DNS/Nameservers propagation. Both are completely out of our control – they can take from a couple of seconds (for a .com domain) to days (for a .it domain). It can impact your workflow in a lot of ways, so we're continuously working on it to delivery the best experience 🔑
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Tijn
@imrat · tijn
@matheus which service are you using at the backend for the domain purchase ?
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