Namecheap, but all my domains use Cloudflare's nameservers
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I'm using INWX
Yeah, INWX is nice, it even has a nice API.... Well, okay, an API. Also, no automatic credit card charges, it's kind of an "prepaid" account.
I'm probably gonna go cloudflare because that's what I've had the best experience with besides Google Domains
I use cloudflare. its really good, plus it includes a tunnel.
I know it's not the most popular option here, but Namecheao served me well for several years now. No real complaints that I can think of.
Porkbun or namecheap depending on use case and cost. Both have been reliable.
I have been using naemcheap for years. Seems fine for me. Just wondering when Porkbun would be better? Just wondering if I am missing out on something. Thanks,
Consolidated all of my domains with NameSilo.com over 10 years with no regrets. Prices are very good with no additional fee for WHOIS privacy protection. I’ve tried multiple registrars, including GoDaddy back when they were good.
Disclosure: I work for a hosting company and we use eNom (as a reseller). I’d still pick NameSilo.com
Same
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I use blacknight.com their support is unreasonably good, plus they're local to me.
GoDaddy. Easy, no hassle. DNS config is OK. There are libraries to programmatically configure DNS (for Let's Encrypt).
Please don't recommend GoDaddy, someone may actually listen to you. They're well known as one of the worst registrars. I would suggest you find a recommendation on this post that looks good to you and then move your domains there. Literally anywhere would be better than GoDaddy.
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Uh... Google Domains... damn.
Well actually it depends, I have things spread across different registrars for different things. For all my personal stuff I have been using https://www.namesilo.com/ for over 5 years with not much to complain about. They generally have good prices and support quite a few TLDs, and no nonsense. Though they've been in a control panel redesign limbo for like 2 years which is pretty annoying, especially since I liked the old one better.
For IT stuff that I do for nonprofits and other orgs I've used Google Domains, but I guess that will have to change. Mostly because it integrates well with Google Workspace. I already use Cloudflare for a few of these things, so maybe I'll just move the domains to Cloudflare too. Generally I'm pretty happy with most things Cloudflare.
I hear excellent things about Porkbun but have never used it myself.
Honestly, I just go through Dreamhost since I have my hosting there anyway or Route 53, since they have full DNS customisation options.
I have been using cloudflare. It works nicely, and integrates well with their tools.
I moved all of my data from google domains to it.
I have also previously used amazon, which wasn't horrible.... and previously used quite a few other registrators.
The only BAD one I have used, was godaddy. Don't use them. They.... are evil.
What problems did you have with GoDaddy? Just wondering what to watch out for, or if there's a reason to move.
I emailed their support to complain that their transfer out ui was broken so I couldn't get the transfer code, they sent me the code without me proving who I was. I was communicating with them using a different email and even different email domain than anything they had on file.
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