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Cloudflare Registrar now supports .dev domains

62 points by seized 3y ago

arnado 3y ago
namecheap also supports .dev. I purchased mine there years ago.
seized 3y ago
I'm sure I am not the only person waiting to move their .dev domain away from Google Domains now that it's shutting down. https://www.cloudflare.com/tld-policies/ https://www.cloudflare.com/tld-policies/
- mderazon 3y ago
  Is Google domains shutting down ?!
  - IvyMike 3y ago
    Selling to Squarespace. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36346454 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36346454
  - ajdude 3y ago
    Another one bites the dust.
schemescape 3y ago
Pricing?
- seized 3y ago
  I just transferred my one domain over, $17 at Google and $10.18 at Cloudflare.
- riffic 3y ago
  no markup: https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/ https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/ > Cloudflare Registrar will only ever charge you what we pay to the registry for your domain. No markup and no surprise fees
manchmalscott 3y ago
Oh thank god, finally. Gonna move my domain over right now.
_8j50 3y ago
I hope a CF person sees this: i am on a corporate network and I can't login to my CF portal to manage domains because I am on firefox. Tracking protection and adblocking is disabled. It worked, now it doesn't because it is stuck on "are you a human captcha". It doesn't even attempt to present me with a captcha challenge, just a checkbox that refreshes the page! As far as I can tell you are conspiring google to enable each other's monopolies. Please fix this! You shouldn't have supported firefox to begin with when I signed up. If anyone thinks this can be a legitimate FTC complaint I will be glad to document evidence and file it. I have never tried before. The largest content gate keeper and the largest searchengine/browser maker are conspiring to force users into using a specific client that advantages them both in order to engage in ecommerce and communication. This is like if at&t and apple conspired to ban phone calling/internet by android users or if shell gas stations refused to service a specific brand of cars.
- mrweiner 3y ago
  I use Firefox to log into cloudflare without issue. Surely there’s something else going on other than monopolistic collaboration.
  - bravetraveler 3y ago
    Ditto, reading this I was confused. Long time CF and Firefox user... no issue accessing their UI Though, the Ansible module for their API is pretty good. I'd recommend it for anyone already in the ecosystem I only really use the UI in cases like this - transferring domains over. So infrequent that I'm not really bothered to consider automating -- that may be possible
  - _8j50 3y ago
    You can search past HN threads with CF treating non-chrome users as second class. I have had to install chrome or use edge just for them.
- Arnavion 3y ago
  Don't know about your situation, but the only time I'm reminded Cloudflare exists is also when they throw me into a captcha loop that I can't get out of. In fact since yesterday gitlab.com has been blocking me with a Cloudflare captcha that's just stuck in a loop of making me click a "Verify you're a human" checkbox. I click it, it spins for a bit, then shows the same checkbox again. :D (Glad I don't use gitlab for anything serious.)
victorbjorklund 3y ago
Finally!
gochi 3y ago
.app Support too! Made the switch already, fast and cheaper than what I was paying at Google. Can't really complain about that but I wonder what delays they ran into if they were hoping for a July release.
jesperhh 3y ago
Still no support for IDN domains though..
- WirelessGigabit 3y ago
  If your domain is domain-with-âççéñþß.com Could you register the punycode variant? xn--domain-with-ss-mhb4fa0b6kuk.com
  - jesperhh 3y ago
    Nope, I tried, all documentation says that they are not supported. The release notes from 2021 say that they are “working on it”, so I hope they will be done soon..
crickey 3y ago
I would be glad to use cloudflares domain registry. But anyone else worried that to much of the net is already tied up with them
- wahnfrieden 3y ago
  Yes. Is there a good CF Tunnel alternative for production use?
  - e12e 3y ago
    Not sure how you define production use in this case - but tailscale funnel might be an option even though they're still labeled beta? https://tailscale.com/kb/1223/tailscale-funnel/ https://tailscale.com/kb/1223/tailscale-funnel/
    - wahnfrieden 3y ago
      As opposed to a dev tunnel like ngrok. Thank you
- JohnFen 3y ago
  I am, yes. Not a slight to Cloudflare, but it's never good when one entity touches so much.
  - throitallaway 3y ago
    Especially considering that their core product is MITM.
    - magila 3y ago
      I've never quite understood this idea that Cloudflare is an MITM. An MITM is by definition a covert intermediary. Cloudflare is a service provider that's deliberately employed by a site operator. If CF is a MITM then so is AWS, GCP, and every other CDN service provider.
bravetraveler 3y ago
Yay, the last TLD I still had elsewhere!
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nbrempel 3y ago
Too bad they don’t support custom name servers.
- koolba 3y ago
  Not even for subdomains?
  - lillecarl 3y ago
    For subdomains you can point to whatever you want.
- johnklos 3y ago
  Wait - seriously? So they're a domain registrar that FORCES you to use their DNS?
  - jamwil 3y ago
    More like they’re a DNS service that offers a registrar as a convenience.
- CharlesW 3y ago
  > Too bad they don’t support custom name servers. Do they not? https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/additional-options/custom-nameservers/ https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/additional-options/cus...
  - e12e 3y ago
    They do, but: > Zone custom nameservers are available for zones on Business or Enterprise plans.
  - bravetraveler 3y ago
    I was similarly confused, I recall seeing this in the UI -- looking again, it seems I need to upgrade to the business plan. That's disheartening. Pay more for us to do less. The document you've provided extends my confusion. Both the 'Primary (Full setup)' and 'Secondary DNS' pages it calls out... seem to indicate that CloudFlare has to stay in the mix. Either the authoritative nameserver (defeating the point), or as a child receiving transfers. This feels deliberately obtuse. Edit: The peer comment from V99 helped me understand. This is their vanity solution - still CF. Reportedly cannot place the SOA elsewhere
fotta 3y ago
For those looking for a CF alternative, I have my .dev at Porkbun and am happy with them.
- throitallaway 3y ago
  I know I shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but I have such a hard time getting past this company's name.
  - Arnavion 3y ago
    Well if the name's annoying you, the dejigamaflip button will make you toss the book in the bin for sure.
    - hobo_mark 3y ago
      ...it actually exists! > DEJIGAMAFLIPPER: Sometimes, you just got to put your domain down, dejigamaflip it, and reverse it. but, the hell does it do?
      - Arnavion 3y ago
        It pops up a dialog box that you've successfully dejigamaflipped your domain.
  - jonas21 3y ago
    What's wrong with the name? It doesn't seem any sillier than "GoDaddy" or "Google".
- GloomyBoots 3y ago
  Same. Porkbun has been wonderful. I’m just hoping that one day I can move my .mx domains over.
- tracker1 3y ago
  I'm in the process of moving my domains to Porkbun. Of course, I was leaning on the included mail forwards that Google provided, so that part has been fun.

62 points by seized 3y ago

namecheap also supports .dev. I purchased mine there years ago.

I'm sure I am not the only person waiting to move their .dev domain away from Google Domains now that it's shutting down. https://www.cloudflare.com/tld-policies/ https://www.cloudflare.com/tld-policies/

mderazon 3y ago
Is Google domains shutting down ?!
- IvyMike 3y ago
  Selling to Squarespace. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36346454 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36346454
- ajdude 3y ago
  Another one bites the dust.

schemescape 3y ago

Pricing?

seized 3y ago
I just transferred my one domain over, $17 at Google and $10.18 at Cloudflare.
riffic 3y ago
no markup: https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/ https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/ > Cloudflare Registrar will only ever charge you what we pay to the registry for your domain. No markup and no surprise fees

manchmalscott 3y ago

Oh thank god, finally. Gonna move my domain over right now.

_8j50 3y ago

I hope a CF person sees this: i am on a corporate network and I can't login to my CF portal to manage domains because I am on firefox. Tracking protection and adblocking is disabled. It worked, now it doesn't because it is stuck on "are you a human captcha". It doesn't even attempt to present me with a captcha challenge, just a checkbox that refreshes the page! As far as I can tell you are conspiring google to enable each other's monopolies. Please fix this! You shouldn't have supported firefox to begin with when I signed up. If anyone thinks this can be a legitimate FTC complaint I will be glad to document evidence and file it. I have never tried before. The largest content gate keeper and the largest searchengine/browser maker are conspiring to force users into using a specific client that advantages them both in order to engage in ecommerce and communication. This is like if at&t and apple conspired to ban phone calling/internet by android users or if shell gas stations refused to service a specific brand of cars.

mrweiner 3y ago
I use Firefox to log into cloudflare without issue. Surely there’s something else going on other than monopolistic collaboration.
- bravetraveler 3y ago
  Ditto, reading this I was confused. Long time CF and Firefox user... no issue accessing their UI Though, the Ansible module for their API is pretty good. I'd recommend it for anyone already in the ecosystem I only really use the UI in cases like this - transferring domains over. So infrequent that I'm not really bothered to consider automating -- that may be possible
- _8j50 3y ago
  You can search past HN threads with CF treating non-chrome users as second class. I have had to install chrome or use edge just for them.
Arnavion 3y ago
Don't know about your situation, but the only time I'm reminded Cloudflare exists is also when they throw me into a captcha loop that I can't get out of. In fact since yesterday gitlab.com has been blocking me with a Cloudflare captcha that's just stuck in a loop of making me click a "Verify you're a human" checkbox. I click it, it spins for a bit, then shows the same checkbox again. :D (Glad I don't use gitlab for anything serious.)

victorbjorklund 3y ago

Finally!

gochi 3y ago

.app Support too! Made the switch already, fast and cheaper than what I was paying at Google. Can't really complain about that but I wonder what delays they ran into if they were hoping for a July release.

jesperhh 3y ago

Still no support for IDN domains though..

WirelessGigabit 3y ago
If your domain is domain-with-âççéñþß.com Could you register the punycode variant? xn--domain-with-ss-mhb4fa0b6kuk.com
- jesperhh 3y ago
  Nope, I tried, all documentation says that they are not supported. The release notes from 2021 say that they are “working on it”, so I hope they will be done soon..

crickey 3y ago

I would be glad to use cloudflares domain registry. But anyone else worried that to much of the net is already tied up with them

wahnfrieden 3y ago
Yes. Is there a good CF Tunnel alternative for production use?
- e12e 3y ago
  Not sure how you define production use in this case - but tailscale funnel might be an option even though they're still labeled beta? https://tailscale.com/kb/1223/tailscale-funnel/ https://tailscale.com/kb/1223/tailscale-funnel/
  - wahnfrieden 3y ago
    As opposed to a dev tunnel like ngrok. Thank you
JohnFen 3y ago
I am, yes. Not a slight to Cloudflare, but it's never good when one entity touches so much.
- throitallaway 3y ago
  Especially considering that their core product is MITM.
  - magila 3y ago
    I've never quite understood this idea that Cloudflare is an MITM. An MITM is by definition a covert intermediary. Cloudflare is a service provider that's deliberately employed by a site operator. If CF is a MITM then so is AWS, GCP, and every other CDN service provider.

bravetraveler 3y ago

Yay, the last TLD I still had elsewhere!

deleted 3y ago

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nbrempel 3y ago

Too bad they don’t support custom name servers.

koolba 3y ago
Not even for subdomains?
- lillecarl 3y ago
  For subdomains you can point to whatever you want.
johnklos 3y ago
Wait - seriously? So they're a domain registrar that FORCES you to use their DNS?
- jamwil 3y ago
  More like they’re a DNS service that offers a registrar as a convenience.
CharlesW 3y ago
> Too bad they don’t support custom name servers. Do they not? https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/additional-options/custom-nameservers/ https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/additional-options/cus...
- e12e 3y ago
  They do, but: > Zone custom nameservers are available for zones on Business or Enterprise plans.
- bravetraveler 3y ago
  I was similarly confused, I recall seeing this in the UI -- looking again, it seems I need to upgrade to the business plan. That's disheartening. Pay more for us to do less. The document you've provided extends my confusion. Both the 'Primary (Full setup)' and 'Secondary DNS' pages it calls out... seem to indicate that CloudFlare has to stay in the mix. Either the authoritative nameserver (defeating the point), or as a child receiving transfers. This feels deliberately obtuse. Edit: The peer comment from V99 helped me understand. This is their vanity solution - still CF. Reportedly cannot place the SOA elsewhere

fotta 3y ago

For those looking for a CF alternative, I have my .dev at Porkbun and am happy with them.

throitallaway 3y ago
I know I shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but I have such a hard time getting past this company's name.
- Arnavion 3y ago
  Well if the name's annoying you, the dejigamaflip button will make you toss the book in the bin for sure.
  - hobo_mark 3y ago
    ...it actually exists! > DEJIGAMAFLIPPER: Sometimes, you just got to put your domain down, dejigamaflip it, and reverse it. but, the hell does it do?
    - Arnavion 3y ago
      It pops up a dialog box that you've successfully dejigamaflipped your domain.
- jonas21 3y ago
  What's wrong with the name? It doesn't seem any sillier than "GoDaddy" or "Google".
GloomyBoots 3y ago
Same. Porkbun has been wonderful. I’m just hoping that one day I can move my .mx domains over.
tracker1 3y ago
I'm in the process of moving my domains to Porkbun. Of course, I was leaning on the included mail forwards that Google provided, so that part has been fun.