+1 porkbun. $1.60 for a .top whois privacy. 2FA with security key. Even let me host my own nameserver, so I can have separate internal and external views.
Interestingly that is why I chose them like 5 years ago as I figured that is a plus as far as privacy is concerned. Having 1337 show up when performing a domain owner lookup instead of my name seem like a good thing and if I need it to be registered to me it’s easy enough to transfer.
I love the service though and brokep being involved makes them worth considering for anyone into privacy.
Yup, they don’t mark up prices, they allow you to proxy traffic though them, and they have a WAF that you can set up 5 (I think) firewall rules for your traffic for free.
I’ve been using nearlyfreespeech.net for a very long time. They’re a small, reliable, outfit that’s been around forever and definitely respects your privacy.
i have to admit i was just trying to see if I could find the post using Mastodon. I had a moment where I wondered how lemmy posts look via Mastodon. Perhaps i deserved it .
Recently moved over to porkbun after dealing with a couple billing issues with namecheap and not getting the best customer service. Been pretty happy so far.
What kind of TLD did you buy? Did you choose a TLD that’s supported by the WHOIS privacy? I wanted to see if alexpewmaster.de was available, and it told me this:
⚠️ PRIVACY WARNING ⚠️
This TLD does not allow WHOIS privacy but generally redacts your personal information. This means that your personal contact information will be sent to the registry but it should not be made public.
That’s a really weird way of putting it. EU ccTLDs don’t offer whois privacy because it’s not needed. They have whois privacy built-in as well as very strong privacy laws.
If you want a .de domain I would recommend using inwx.de as registrar they have extremely low prices for .de and often run discounts for the first year as well.
The one thing to keep in mind if you’re not a German citizen and/or not have a German address is that you need to provide one after you register a .de domain. INWX has a service for 3 eur/yr that will provide one on your behalf.
Some other cheap European domains without any requirements and built-in mandatory whois privacy are .be, .nl, .fr and .ro.
Keep in mind that some of these ccTLD don’t allow purchasing multiple years in advance and also force you to reset your leftover term if you transfer.
If you’re gonna get an European ccTLD you should also use an European registrar like INWX or Netim or Gandi. Using an European ccTLD with an American registrar kind of defies the whole point.
So I’m quite new to this, and searching around hasn’t been to clear… if I’m looking to have my own E-mail domain, do I buy a domain in addition to subscribing to an E-mail… service… thing?
Yes, you need to buy (register) a domain beforehand.
The e-mail provider of your choice that provides custom domains will ask you to
either point your domain to their nameservers (done from the domain provider’s panel)
or insert/update some DNS records on your domain (either from your domain provider’s panel if it is supported or you can link your domain to another DNS service e.g. CloudFlare)
Thank you very much! I’ll look into snagging a domain and setting up like, Bluehost or Proton. I use Proton’s free tier now, but it looks like it’s about 3x as much for their good E-mail plan compared to Bluehost.
I originally used namecheap but moved over to porkbun about 2 years ago now. I’ve really enjoyed their service since the move. The two instances where I needed to contact support were great. Issues were resolved very quick and responses weren’t days apart like namecheap.
What privacy concerns do you have? I’m all for privacy, but I don’t really see where registrars are a delicate topic in that. The most that comes to mind is that some (most?) have a service where they do not give out your name and address for whois requests, but instead the details of the registrar (namecheap has that for example).
Most registrars offer whois privacy protection which is a randomized forwarder, so if someone emails the contact it can get to you but none of your information is shown. Usually about $2 a year, don’t forget to auto-renew it.
Namecheap usually adds it for free for the initial registration period.
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Easydns.ca, no privacy issues. Nothing about me personally in the who’s db (.net tld)
INWX because it’s a local provider which seems decent.
Currently using Infomaniak.com and I’m really liking it. They are a bit pricy compared to other registrars but
I’ve been moving my stuff over to Porkbun from Gandi after Gandi updated their ToS and changed their pricing structure.
+1 porkbun. $1.60 for a .top whois privacy. 2FA with security key. Even let me host my own nameserver, so I can have separate internal and external views.
Any registrar allows you to host your own nameservers. You just point to your server from the registrar console.
Cloudflare does not.
porkbun > cloudflare
Yeah, you have to pay for that feature on cloudflare but considering that they are so cheap I think it’s not so bad.
Every other registrar I have seen allows it though (they are usually more expensive since they earn a profit on registrations.)
In the process of moving all my stuff to porkbun as well. It’s the best.
+1 for Porkbun. They are exceptionally unexceptional.
Porkbun works good for me
njal.la
I would also say this. Njalla is good
njal.la is without a doubt one of the better ones if privacy is number one priority.
Njalla doesn’t seem to be a good option according to this comment on a privacy-focused forum.
Njalla was founded and is ran by Peter Sundee, aka brokep, of Pirate Bay fame… If there’s anyone you can trust …
Interestingly that is why I chose them like 5 years ago as I figured that is a plus as far as privacy is concerned. Having 1337 show up when performing a domain owner lookup instead of my name seem like a good thing and if I need it to be registered to me it’s easy enough to transfer.
I love the service though and brokep being involved makes them worth considering for anyone into privacy.
Was on Namesilo. No complaints, save for the slow website. Changed to porkburn because it was a bit cheaper.
CloudFlare
Yup, they don’t mark up prices, they allow you to proxy traffic though them, and they have a WAF that you can set up 5 (I think) firewall rules for your traffic for free.
I figure if I’m already using their proxy, may as well have my domains there as well… one fewer party to trust.
Cloudflare and Namecheap. I would use Cloudflare because of cost
I’ve been using nearlyfreespeech.net for a very long time. They’re a small, reliable, outfit that’s been around forever and definitely respects your privacy.
Same here. I’ve never had a reason to switch away.
Ive been thinking about #dnsregistrars and #ssl certificates lately. Does anyone know a #coop #registrar ?
Not sure why you got downvoted, wanting to do business with a work co-op is valid. I don’t however know of one :/
Penalty because of the random hash signs in the comment. It looks like someone trying to tag words but failing.
i have to admit i was just trying to see if I could find the post using Mastodon. I had a moment where I wondered how lemmy posts look via Mastodon. Perhaps i deserved it .
I currently use gandi but I’m planning on moving to cloudflare. Not in too much of a rush since I did a 10 year lease.
Recently moved over to porkbun after dealing with a couple billing issues with namecheap and not getting the best customer service. Been pretty happy so far.
Do you know if they support Dynamic DNS?
You can use something separate like Zoneedit for the DNS records
What kind of TLD did you buy? Did you choose a TLD that’s supported by the WHOIS privacy? I wanted to see if
alexpewmaster.dewas available, and it told me this:That’s a really weird way of putting it. EU ccTLDs don’t offer whois privacy because it’s not needed. They have whois privacy built-in as well as very strong privacy laws.
If you want a .de domain I would recommend using inwx.de as registrar they have extremely low prices for .de and often run discounts for the first year as well.
The one thing to keep in mind if you’re not a German citizen and/or not have a German address is that you need to provide one after you register a .de domain. INWX has a service for 3 eur/yr that will provide one on your behalf.
Some other cheap European domains without any requirements and built-in mandatory whois privacy are .be, .nl, .fr and .ro.
Keep in mind that some of these ccTLD don’t allow purchasing multiple years in advance and also force you to reset your leftover term if you transfer.
If you’re gonna get an European ccTLD you should also use an European registrar like INWX or Netim or Gandi. Using an European ccTLD with an American registrar kind of defies the whole point.
I have a .de domain with them. No personal info are shown on whois info.
Generally the country based TLDs have that problem. That isn’t unique to porkbun or .de
So I’m quite new to this, and searching around hasn’t been to clear… if I’m looking to have my own E-mail domain, do I buy a domain in addition to subscribing to an E-mail… service… thing?
Yes, you need to buy (register) a domain beforehand.
The e-mail provider of your choice that provides custom domains will ask you to
Thank you very much! I’ll look into snagging a domain and setting up like, Bluehost or Proton. I use Proton’s free tier now, but it looks like it’s about 3x as much for their good E-mail plan compared to Bluehost.
I moved all of my domains to Porkbun when Google Domains started to close down or become SquareSpace or whatever they were doing.
No complaints so far.
I’ve been with Porkbun for over a year now. No complaints.
I’ve been using Porkbun for over 5 years and haven’t had any issues. I switched from a mix of Google Domains and Namecheap.
I originally used namecheap but moved over to porkbun about 2 years ago now. I’ve really enjoyed their service since the move. The two instances where I needed to contact support were great. Issues were resolved very quick and responses weren’t days apart like namecheap.
I started with Porkbun, but I also have some domains on Gandi because they offer a CC TLD I wanted.
What privacy concerns do you have? I’m all for privacy, but I don’t really see where registrars are a delicate topic in that. The most that comes to mind is that some (most?) have a service where they do not give out your name and address for whois requests, but instead the details of the registrar (namecheap has that for example).
I want my private information to be hidden in Whois requests. Also, I don’t want to buy a domain from a registrar that seems very sketchy.
Most registrars offer whois privacy protection which is a randomized forwarder, so if someone emails the contact it can get to you but none of your information is shown. Usually about $2 a year, don’t forget to auto-renew it.
Namecheap usually adds it for free for the initial registration period.
Some add this as an additional fee and others include it in the annual price.