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?

  • ouch@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 hours ago

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

  • lol_idk@lemmy.mlEnglish
    12·
    3 days 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

    • kitnaht@lemmy.worldEnglish
      28·
      3 days 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.

    • harsh3466@lemmy.mlEnglish
      13·
      3 days ago

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

  • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    241·
    3 days ago

    In case anyone was wondering:

    • namecheap: US
    • porkbun: US
    • INWX: Germany
    • OVH: French
    • onlydomains: NZ

    I personally have been with onlydomains for a decade or so. No complaints.

    • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.socialEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      I’ve domains from both DomainMonger and NameCheap. If it were trivial, I’d probably move my domains to NameCheap. The web UX is a little better; aside from that, I’ve never had issues with either, not heard anything particularly bad about either.

      But, yeah: +1 on the NameCheap suggestion.

      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Does UX really matter?
        I’d rather decouple DNS and domain.
        Feels like (no proof, just gut feeling) services like Cloudflare have better security and integration than the respective registrars.

          • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            While yes, that’s true, you can point the domain to have 3rd party DNS servers.
            For example Cloudflare.
            You could register VMs with them or with another registrar. Same with DNS. Do it with your choice of registrar or use whatever else you maybe actually want.

    • madame_gaymes@programming.devEnglish
      10·
      3 days 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.

  • lemonuri@lemmy.mlEnglish
    7·
    3 days 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·
      9 hours 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.

  • Wrongdoer4094@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    3 days 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 days 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 days 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

  • puppinstuff@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    3 days 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.