I want to get some domains for selfhosted stuff, but I’d like to use a registrar that I won’t regret doing business with later, both in terms of ethics and potential customer service stuff. Who do y’all like most?
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Namecheap
This. NameCheap actually responds to abuse reports, as well. Turns out they actually think it’s bad for business to allow grifters and con artists to use their services, unlike other major registrars.
I have two domains through Porkbun. Never had an issue with them. No-nonsense, simple UI, good prices.
Cloudflare dns changes are lightning fast compared to network solutions.
Namecheap. Avoid Dynadot.
Just curious. Why should dynadot be avoid?
I can only speak from personal experience but for me they jacked up the price significantly after year one and then sent my domain straight to auction after I decided not to pay. I respect that there are reseller-focused providers out there but they aren’t for me.
On the other hand, I’ve had nothing but quality service from namecheap for the best part of a decade.
Hetzner
They don’t support DNSSEC.
Yeah,one of the few drawbacks they have. Most people can live with it, but it’s indeed one of the things they should be providing by now but don’t
Is this important when self hosting?
INWX has been great so far, have been with them for about 6 years at this point. Also had good experiences with their customer support.
+1 for INWX
-1 for INWX. Still waiting on a domain transfer, domain is stuck for about a month, chat support was useless
I’ve been using Namecheap for almost a year now with no complaints
I’ve been with namecheap for years too. No complaints
I migrated from IONOS and Namecheap to INWX because it does support both domains I use.
And their prices were reasonable.Migration was quick and neat. Had to issues doing it.
I switched to Porkbun from Namecheap recently because Porkbun is somewhat local.
Porkbun is decent but cheaper if you have a dozen domains too
Namesilo is quite good - cheap & been using it for 5 years now (coming from namecheap)
I find their website so awful and painful to use. Everything is difficult to find and just takes longer to accomplish than nearly anywhere else. I bought one domain from them once and will never use them again.
I’ve been with Porkbun since Gandi got acquired. No complaints.
Acquired by whom?
Total Webhosting Solutions
Move your stuff from Gandi to Netim.com
Gandi got acquired and has done some very weird shit with pricing.
Got acquired and rised price.
I’ve always used NameCheap. Can’t speak to their ethics, but customer support has been excellent the few times I’ve needed it.
Been using Namecheap for a decade or more now. Great company, no muss, no fuss, just works. The greatest thing is that they’re boring as fuck. That’s one of the best qualities to have in a domain registrar.
Also been using namecheap for years with no complaints. Boring and dependable.
Boring and dependable.
Just like I wish politics were.
I have had a lot good experience with Porkbun.
I moved all my domains from Google to OVH, OVH have an API so you can get certs with certbot. You could also use the API to update records for a dynamic home broadband
I have a server with OVH. I hadn’t realised they’re a registrar also.
Yeah, OVH do website hosting as well
