Internet.bs because it's cheap and had a cctld I wanted
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porkbun is good and cheap
The first registrar I used was DomainSite, around 20 years ago. They still exist but are called Name.com now. They're a pretty good registrar.
I have most of my domains at Porkbun these days. They're great too, and a bit cheaper.
In terms or privacy-respecting, most registrars will mask your WHOIS info for free, to comply with laws like GDPR. Never pay for "WHOIS privacy".
Chose Namecheap just for domain and later ionos and their mail service for my 2nd.
+1 for namecheap. I'm happy with them as a registrar. Their support has always been fast and helpful if I have an issue. I use CloudFlare for DNS as they were easier to setup something for dynamic IP.
Same setup for me.
Porkbun because it was super easy, one of the cheapest, and has rest good guides for noobs for how to connect various hosting sites (like, using Google sites but owning the domain from porkbun)
Ghandi.net because a paranoid DNS expert told me he uses it
Ghandi got sold to another company last year and they have started raising prices... I suggest you look into transfering your domain to somewhere else. I am trying porkbun now and it seems alright but they are others.
Hm I didn't know. Thanks. I already use cloudflare for DNS so next cycle i might change the registrar too if it's anything to save.
Veebimajutus. They are a local registrar in my country and I like to support local businesses.
OVH because cheap enough for me, europe based and reliable.
Namecheap because cheap
I rent a domain from namesilo
We usually just say that we're registering a domain name, or renewing the registration.
Renting a domain usually refers to something different entirely. It's when someone owns a valuable domain name, and someone else pays them a monthly or yearly fee to use it, like renting a house. It's sometimes done with premium domains that would be very expensive to acquire outright.
Ah, thanks for clearing that up!
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