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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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Porkbun is sort of the darling of the self hosting community. I settled on them after doing a huge comparison of prices and features of all the different registrars available to me. Porkbun was by far the best.
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
I mostly use CloudFlare registrar since I’m already using them for my job. They don’t have first year promo or anything like that, but they sell all domains at cost price and it integrates nicely with their other services. Sadly it does not support .ca domains yet but it does support lots of TLDs.
Namecheap, Namesilo, and Porkbun are the ones that people around here seem to like.
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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.
https://www.netcup.eu/ for those who need an English version :p
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TLD-List is a pretty good resource to compare different registrars for any tld.
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.
Namesilo
Honestly the best place to register a domain is http://ww
Cloudflare
Idk about cheapness But I’ve been using dynadot and it seems like a really good balance of cheapness and quality
For something cheap, my vote goes to name cheap. Their support was actually better than I expected too. For something private njalla is really good. Not sure what’s a good mix of both though, maybe CloudFlare? I know you can move your domain to them, so I presume they also let you register directly through them.
Namecheap is a quality service for sure and I’ve used them myself, but they’re only cheap to buy. They really stick it to you when it’s time to renew.
Not really? Their prices are in line with any other registrar.
They aren’t. I have a handful of domains on Namecheap still due to the convenience of their api, and each one is between 15-25% more to renew than popular alternatives like Porkbun, Namesilo, or Cloudflare. Now for a single domain we’re talking a difference of $5-10 a year. So for a single domain, is that price difference a dealbreaker? Probably not. But the more domains you have the more it adds up.
