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Least terrible domain registrars (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 week ago by wetdog@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I want to get some domains for selfhosted stuff, but I'd like to use a registrar that I won't regret doing business with later, both in terms of ethics and potential customer service stuff. Who do y'all like most?

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[–] ouch@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

As a side question, are there other free DNS providers besides Cloudflare? Ones that don't require you to register your domain there.

[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Namecheap. Avoid Dynadot.

[–] daco@lemm.ee 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Just curious. Why should dynadot be avoid?

[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

I can only speak from personal experience but for me they jacked up the price significantly after year one and then sent my domain straight to auction after I decided not to pay. I respect that there are reseller-focused providers out there but they aren't for me.

On the other hand, I've had nothing but quality service from namecheap for the best part of a decade.

[–] lol_idk@lemmy.ml 12 points 6 days ago

I switched to Porkbun from Namecheap recently because Porkbun is somewhat local.

Porkbun is decent but cheaper if you have a dozen domains too

[–] lemonuri@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I've been with 1984.is for a couple of years now. I think my domains cost around 12 Euros a year each. Their web GUI works fine and I've never needed to contact their customer service, so I cannot comment on that.

[–] Zelaf@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 days ago

I've been with 1984.is for some time as well. They're international domain is 1984.hosting. I've also had contact with their support and they're friendly, knowledgeable and straight on point.

I had to transfer my domain and they wanted the domain key. Not wanting to send that over insecure email asked if they have a GPG key and told me they do, sent me a link to their site to get it and a specific mail to send it to which I then was able to send over. The process of contacting them and getting everything set was very speedy and I felt in good hands.

[–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

I use namesilo for everything but my .au domains.

[–] Ohh@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

Iwantmyname.com ticked almost all boxes last i looked. Hasnt been mentioned yet. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=iwantmyname.com&sort=byDate&type=comment

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Pair domains supports ipv4/6 DNS, Dnsmasq, and dynamic DNS. Cheap, 2fa secured and does the job reliably.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

I migrated from IONOS and Namecheap to INWX because it does support both domains I use.
And their prices were reasonable.

Migration was quick and neat. Had to issues doing it.

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