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Which non-US domain registrar to use? (startrek.website)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am running a NAS at home, Minecraft server and some other stuff.

I want to make it all easier to access by getting my own domain, both for myself and friends and family.

Will also use it for my mail address etc.

My main goal is reduce my dependency on US services for very obvious reasons.

What's a good non US dns registrar to use? Found a ton online, but it's my first time doing this and I'm a bit lost unfortunately.

Any help and/or advice is greatly appreciated.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

What's up with everyone in this comment section shilling registrars with abysmal customer reviews? Lol. The only one that even has remotely good reviews is Mythic Beasts.

Anyways, I'd like to recommend IONOS (German). Their service has been flawless so far, and I haven't seen any reports of bad customer either.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

Keep an eye on the price. I recently switched my .be domains from Gandi to Dynadot. 36 vs 6.8 euros per year, I had no idea such a difference was possible. Fuck Gandi.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Non-US, afaik DD is in California

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I use https://njal.la/ it's based in Sweden started by the co founder of Pirate Bay

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

Those reviews don't look very inspiring, not gonna lie. Also, their About page says their service is run from Costa Rica?

Ultimately I don't think these "privacy-first" domain registrars are a great choice, which is a rare thing to say about an internet service.

But you're dealing with private property here and being ICANN-accredited (which Njalla isn't) is kind of important if you're gonna do something serious with your domain. You want those protections that excessive privacy won't permit having.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I can highly recommend Mythic Beasts (UK).

There is no upsell or variable pricing and they make money by charging a flat rate on top of the cost from their supplier. See this blog post for more info