Hey guys, I am quite new to the whole self-hosting world so I haven’t done too much. Before I dive in deeper though, I’d like to know how I should choose my domain name vendor. Specifically, I only want a domain, no VPS or other hosting capability as I got some old laptops running at home I want to use for testing the waters.

Thanks in advance!

  • SirMaple_English
    20•11 months ago

    I use Porkbun as my registrar. Excellent support and low prices.

    • @robotrash@lemmy.robotra.shEnglish
      6•11 months ago

      Plus one for Porkbun here. DNS management is super easy too. Low prices was a plus too. Got a “.sh” for half of what everyone else I found has them for.

    • atomic peachEnglish
      4•11 months ago

      Another vote for Porkbun here. I switched after Google Domains shared they were selling off to Squarespace. It’s been a lovely experience and their website just seems more human than the other big players. Cloudflare isn’t a terrible alternative option as long as you’ll be using their DNS.

    • hatterEnglish
      1•11 months ago

      Porkbun is awesome. A few months ago I transferred most of my domains from Namecheap to Porkbun and I’ll be transferring the rest soon.

      Namecheap are still in my top 3 after Porkbun and Cloudflare though.

  • MubelotixEnglish
    18•11 months ago

    I use Namecheap. It’s nice for spending your sats

      • MubelotixEnglish
        3•11 months ago

        I have had issues though, but their support is helpful

  • poVoqEnglish
    5•11 months ago

    Ovh is a good option as their domains come with a free 5gb email and also IPv4 dyndns that’s easy to set up. Certbot also has an Ovh api extension for easily making SSL certificates via the dns-01 challenge.

  • @018118055@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    4•11 months ago

    Being in EU and with Gandi bought out and increasing prices, I recently moved to Hetzner as a domain registrar.

    • @danAEnglish
      6•11 months ago

      TIL Hetzner sells domains.

    • JonasEnglish
      3•11 months ago

      I can recommend Hetzner without any problems

    • @hutchmcnugget@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1•11 months ago

      I didn’t mind Godaddy until I tried to get an SSL certificate with NPM. Had to move the DNS to cloud flare to get it to work.

  • DesertCreosoteEnglish
    2•11 months ago

    I used to use Google Domains, but lately I’ve been switching to Cloudflare. They don’t have every TLD, but they have all the ones I need, and their prices are lower than Google’s is.

    • @danAEnglish
      5•11 months ago

      The major issue with Cloudflare is that you’re forced to use their DNS servers. I’d rather pay a little bit extra to have more freedom in how I use my domain.

    • TJA!English
      1•11 months ago

      Google domains was sold to squarespace

  • Brendan McKenzieEnglish
    1•11 months ago

    Cloudflare offers a lot of services, including domain registration and DNS hosting.