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Ask HN: Where do you register your domains?
Ask HN: Where do you register your domains?
- reconbot 13y agoDynadot because of security, reliability, price and features in that order. They have two factor auth too.
- pbhjpbhj 13y ago[UK, if it matters:] 123-reg, HeartInternet
- Uchikoma 13y agoNamecheap
- eah13 13y agonamecheap.
- gardarh 13y agoNamecheap. Also just bought SSL certs from them and felt the the service was really good.
- jeffmould 13y agoNamecheap - http://namecheap.com http://namecheap.com
- gerjomarty 13y agoGandi.net - good prices, good customer service - been with them for a few years and have never had any problems.
- almosnow 13y agoSame here, a bit pricier than other places but their "no bullshit" policy is worth it.
- deleted 13y ago[deleted]
- aroch 13y agoThirding the Gandi recommendation.
- bennyg 13y agoWhen I bought a .io domain through them they tossed in a free SSL certificate. Not sure if this promotion is still happening, but it helped persuade me to go with them.
- deeebug 13y agoYup, they include a free SSL cert for 1 year on all domain purchases
- zeograd 13y agoAlso gandi. Their support and service are top notch (not only for domain names, mind you).
- kawera 13y agoThey also offer 2-factor auth and a Libcloud[1] compliant API. [1] http://libcloud.apache.org http://libcloud.apache.org
- workhere-io 13y agoAgree. Some of the advantages of choosing Gandi are a free SSL certificate and free email (IMAP/POP - 1 GB).
- davidcollantes 13y agoNamecheap: https://namecheap.com/ https://namecheap.com/
- blainsmith 13y agoAlso Namecheap.
- kentwistle 13y agoGoDaddy - http://godaddy.com/ http://godaddy.com/
- larrik 13y agoYou might want to reconsider that one...
- larrik 13y agoName.com
- taigeair 13y agoIt's all about the ios
- taigeair 13y agoHow about hosting though?
- larrik 13y agoI use Webfaction, but it's not for everyone (and I get no real traffic). You get the pricing of shared hosting, but you get SSH access to install stuff in. Combined with the GUI for setting up common apps (Django, etc.), it's pretty nice.
- Ruska 13y agoI'm a huge fan of WebFaction
- taigeair 13y agoCool thanks.
- reconbot 13y agoheroku, pagodabox, dreamhost, s3, linode and digital ocean. Each host has their own pros and cons. (Dreamhost for example is slow but they manage everything.) I stay away from rackspace due to issues I've had with them but when they've worked they've worked well.
- almosnow 13y agoAbsolutely definitely WebFaction for small or entry projects. If you grow larger I'd go with SoftLayer, not the cheapest option but I've found them to be very professional and reliable.
- phy6 13y agoname.com
- vonmoltke 13y agoHover - https://www.hover.com/ https://www.hover.com/
- teach 13y agoThis would have been better as a poll.
- cornellwright 13y agoNamecheap as well.
- _nato_ 13y agoiwantmyname - https://iwantmyname.com/ https://iwantmyname.com/
- Gigablah 13y agoSeconding this. Cleanest interface I've seen from a registrar.
- pdpi 13y agoMine's with Hetzner.de, same guys as I host my dedicated server on.
- milkers 13y agoI remember them as being expensive. I would like to hear your reasons to choose them?
- necenzurat 13y agolook at the stats on this one and tell me if it is expensive? http://www.hetzner.de/en/hosting/produkte_rootserver/ex40ssd http://www.hetzner.de/en/hosting/produkte_rootserver/ex40ssd
- GrahamsNumber 13y agonecenzurat you've been hellbanned for quite a while
- necenzurat 13y agoif you see this means that i am not anymore
- GrahamsNumber 13y agoYou're still hellbanned
- renekooi 13y agohttp://name.com http://name.com
- frankdenbow 13y agoDNSimple - http://dnsimple.com http://dnsimple.com
- michaelbuckbee 13y agoDnsimple.com
- jfasi 13y agoNamecheap is pretty great. The going rate for .io domains is about $80, and when I last checked they let you register them for something closer to $55.
- natdempk 13y agoGandi has them for ~$40 if you're looking for cheap. They also are a pretty solid registrar with a lot of features and competent support from my experience. The also include a free year of SSL with domain purchases.
- hartleybrody 13y agohttp://1and1.com http://1and1.com, free private registration and not on US soil
- AUmrysh 13y agoI use namecheap, but I don't actually maintain any of the domains I own, I just have one for my name and I used to have a minecraft server set up with a domain, but it stopped being played.
- siegecraft 13y agohttp://nearlyfreespeech.net http://nearlyfreespeech.net Just wish they supported more TLDs
- bruceb 13y agoNot Go Daddy...
- mcescalante 13y agoThis probably could have been a poll... but namecheap as well :P
- danaseverson 13y ago+1 for namecheap.com
- waynemr 13y agohttps://www.gandi.net/ https://www.gandi.net/ - it has the best ownership terms I have ever found. Prices are good too.
- optimiz3 13y agoWhen I was researching registrars, it was right after SOPA and I was ditching GoDaddy, plus GoDaddy had had at the time several high profile security breaches that had led to loss of business for various customers. Even recently GoDaddy's lax security led to the loss of a high profile Twitter account. DreamHost, because they coordinate well with their customers and resist automated/troll take-downs, plus their business practices have been honest and transparent. Namecheap at the time of SOPA did not have customer favoring policies regarding DMCA allegations or otherwise. I've also used 1&1, but 1&1 does not give full DNS control (custom records, etc.). 1&1 also has really shady practices of silently adding more expensive features to your account if you don't opt-out within 30 days of being notified (hey, we're going to convert your 1$/mo email to 40$/mo Microsoft Exchange, cool?).
- biot 13y agoPersonally, I've been moving my domains to EasyDNS for their strong support of privacy, security, encryption, due process, etc. Scan through these blog posts and see if you don't agree: http://blog.easydns.org/author/markjr/ http://blog.easydns.org/author/markjr/ In particular, check out some of the features they offer: http://blog.easydns.org/2013/11/25/10-amazingly-useful-things-you-didnt-know-you-could-do-for-your-domains-with-easydns/ http://blog.easydns.org/2013/11/25/10-amazingly-useful-thing...
- tezza 13y agohttp://Joker.com http://Joker.com for 10+ years. I they're based in Germany.
- gesman 13y agonamecheap.com Exotics, such as C.GG at blacknight.com Useful: http://c.gg/yc http://c.gg/yc http://c.gg/regex http://c.gg/regex http://c.gg/cs http://c.gg/cs http://c.gg/code http://c.gg/code http://c.gg/bs http://c.gg/bs http://c.gg/ip http://c.gg/ip :)
- slugore 13y agoAt Hover: http://hover.com/dougs http://hover.com/dougs
- mswen 13y agonamecheap for both registration and hosting. They have been easy to work with for hosting as someone going through the journey of learning web development on their own. I know I asked 2 or 3 'stupid' questions early on about deployment and they helped out without charging me any extra.
- robertomb 13y agoname.com
- th0br0 13y agoInterNetworkx - http://inwx.de http://inwx.de
- nherment 13y agoOVH
- sharmi 13y agoNamecheap.com Hassle-free
- Slumberthud 13y agoEasyDNS.
- PeterWhittaker 13y agoMy old consulting co: Tucows, through a friend's reseller site, then DNSMadeEasy; self-hosting (low volume, little content); Google Apps for email. Current co: GoDaddy. Partners chose based on cost, stayed based on service. Slowly moving away to benefit from better app integration on other sites.
- jaredsohn 13y agoBadger ($10/domain, clean UI, APIs, free privacy protection, integrations, randomly shares name with my alma mater's mascot) http://www.badger.com/fivebucks http://www.badger.com/fivebucks gives you your first domain for $5 (if enough people use this I get free domains, but that's not why I listed it here.)
- helpful 13y agoCurrently: Dynadot Formerly: Godaddy, Namecheap, Gandi, Fabulous, and Google (which does eNom and Godaddy) Weren't happy with the former so I kept going till I found one I did like. Considered but failed: Joker, Name Never Considered but looked at: Badger, Hover, EasyDNS, Dotster Others considered that were/are still consideration: iwantmyname, dnsimple
- rdl 13y agoI have an OpenSRS registrar (it costs $100 or so to set up?). It's essentially a pass-through to the Tucows/OpenSRS registrar. I have about 500 domains (mainly because when I register something, I get all variations, likely typos, gTLDs, etc.) Once I have a spare $100k, I'll probably set up a real registrar.
- deleted 13y ago[deleted]