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I’m currently using namecheap to buy cheap domains, I know they are not necessarily cheap in long term, but first year + coupons make them almost free
But now I’ve got some domains I don’t want to just use one year, and it gives pretty much a lot of issues with pricing and privacy
So please, people, share services you use, and tell me whether they are private and/or cheap and/or have all those countless generic domains and not just .com .org .net
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I used to use Google Domains, but then they sold that off to Squarespace.
Now I just use Cloudflare directly lol which also includes their free services, which is quite the value IMO
Same
Porkbun: probably more private than others.
Cloudflare: less expensive, best in class security, but less privacy obviously
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This is the correct answer if privacy is your priority. They’re not particularly cheap, however.
What makes a registrar more privacy focused than another. Just had a read of their website, but couldn’t understand why they’re better for privacy than any other
They own the domain instead of you. They can then act as a middle man between any inquiries and you, and as a company, they’re able to shield you from many 3rd parties.
That’s interesting. So they buy the domain on your behalf and then rent it out to you. Pretty cool concept
That said, I’ve owned a fair few domains and never had to deal with 3rd parties, so I’m not sure if the added security risk (however small) of them hijacking your domain is worth it. For me, at least. YMMV
Theoretically, any registrar can hijack your domain.
This is true. Would probably be much easier technically and legally if they already own it, though.
Namecheap, Namesilo, and Porkbun are the ones that people around here seem to like.
Namesilo
Cloudflare
there are lots of cheap domain registrar options but if you’re looking for a cheap .com I always go for cloudflare, they also offer .org for pretty cheap and many other options as well. The domains other than the common ones are pretty decently priced as well. I migrated all my domains there last year and it’s really simple, integrates with their DNS really well and payment is pretty streamlined.
Yeah tbh if I’m already going to be using Cloudflare for DNS, might as well use them for their registrar as well. One fewer entity to trust.
I would stick with namecheap (for now) and pony up for a multi year registration. If in 5 or 10 years they are jacking the price up then you can use another registrars cheap port option to get a discount. I did this recently between godaddy and namecheap. I had one domain left with godaddy that I have owned for over probably a couple of decades at this point and they were seriously jacking the rate up on me, I ported it to namecheap for a massive discount.
With Google domains transferring to Squarespace I’ll be transferring my one remaining domain with them to something else soon enough.
I already moved all of my other domains over to a local provider I use for work that has treated me well, but this one last google domain address has my self hosted services on it and I was using some features that I didn’t want to have to transfer so I kept it with google. I was using their ddns service too but my IP is now sticky (effectively static but can change in some rare circumstances) and it has only changed once in the last 3 years so I think I’ll just manually manage the A records if needed until I either go fully static or use a third party ddns provider. I also use email aliasing to use me@mydomain with gmail.
Honestly the best place to register a domain is http://ww
I use Dreamhost, can’t speak to the privacy but the rates are pretty good
For self hosting, I’ve purchased .eu domain for ~24€, for 5 years. Later on it will be 11€/year.
I’ll get another domain for similar price and for 5 years. :)
Lithuanian service, so I am not going to mention it. :)
EDIT: typo, 11€ per year instead of month
11€/month? Do you mean per year?
Ummmm probably, yeah, per year.
Idk about cheapness But I’ve been using dynadot and it seems like a really good balance of cheapness and quality
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