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?

  • StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    29·
    3 months ago

    I’ve always used NameCheap. Can’t speak to their ethics, but customer support has been excellent the few times I’ve needed it.

    • harsh3466@lemmy.mlEnglish
      13·
      3 months ago

      Also been using namecheap for years with no complaints. Boring and dependable.

    • kitnaht@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
      28·
      3 months ago

      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.

  • ouch@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    As a side question, are there other free DNS providers besides Cloudflare? Ones that don’t require you to register your domain there.

      • killeronthecorner@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        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.

  • 42yeah@lemm.eeEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    Namesilo is quite good - cheap & been using it for 5 years now (coming from namecheap)

    • go $fsck yourself@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      3 months ago

      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.

    • madame_gaymes@programming.devEnglish
      10·
      3 months ago

      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.

  • Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    3 months ago

    I’ve been with Porkbun since Gandi got acquired. No complaints.

  • Wrongdoer4094@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    3 months ago

    I’m using Cloudflare, because it’s quite convenient since I always end up using them as DNS server.

    • bigDottee@geekroom.techEnglish
      5·
      3 months ago

      Also use Cloudflare as new domain registrar because I use them as DNS as well. I can’t say that I’ve had any problems with them at all.

      • cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        3 months ago

        Same, I also use Cloudflare dns, tunnels, and pages. Having these all in the same place makes it easy to deploy/keep track of everything

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      8·
      3 months ago

      They’re also slightly cheaper since they don’t take any profit from their registrar side, hoping to make it back with other services.

  • lemonuri@lemmy.mlEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    I’ve been with 1984.is for a couple of years now. I think my domains cost around 12 Euros a year each. Their web GUI works fine and I’ve never needed to contact their customer service, so I cannot comment on that.

    • Zelaf@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      I’ve been with 1984.is for some time as well. They’re international domain is 1984.hosting. I’ve also had contact with their support and they’re friendly, knowledgeable and straight on point.

      I had to transfer my domain and they wanted the domain key. Not wanting to send that over insecure email asked if they have a GPG key and told me they do, sent me a link to their site to get it and a specific mail to send it to which I then was able to send over. The process of contacting them and getting everything set was very speedy and I felt in good hands.

  • lol_idk@lemmy.mlEnglish
    12·
    3 months ago

    I switched to Porkbun from Namecheap recently because Porkbun is somewhat local.

    Porkbun is decent but cheaper if you have a dozen domains too

  • puppinstuff@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    I’ve been happy with Hover for several years. They don’t bug me and they’re owned by Tucows so they’ve got decades-old staying power.