Ask HN: What domain registrar and DNS provider do you use? (February 2020)
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NameSilo is my go-to registrar - consistent pricing, free forwarding, free WHOIS privacy, instant security alerts on account access, simple and functional interface, great customer service, basically everything you could ask for from a registrar. I have yet to see any negative reviews about them.
I use NameSilo's default DNS service for simple things, Route 53 for anything more complex.
I use NameSilo's default DNS service for simple things, Route 53 for anything more complex.
I use Namecheap for names and the Linode nameservers for DNS. I have a few nanodes (Linode's lowest VPS tier), so it makes sense to use their servers.
I buy domains with Gandi.net and use ClouDNS.net for DNS hosting. Their anycast network is fast enough for me, and they offer DDoS protection, which is nice. I also like that they are a European company like ours, instead of a North American one.
For customers, we buy domains at ClouDNS.net as well, instead of Gandi.net — I wanted to have that separated. But after the way Gandi handled the complete loss of customer data issue last month[1], I am inclined to transfer our domains to ClouDNS.net as well. Not sure when though, as moving the number of domains I own would be a massive pain in the rear.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22001822
For customers, we buy domains at ClouDNS.net as well, instead of Gandi.net — I wanted to have that separated. But after the way Gandi handled the complete loss of customer data issue last month[1], I am inclined to transfer our domains to ClouDNS.net as well. Not sure when though, as moving the number of domains I own would be a massive pain in the rear.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22001822
Google Domains
I know....google. But it's pretty slick to use. Easy to buy and setup a free catchall email address on the new domain redirecting to my existing email.
I know....google. But it's pretty slick to use. Easy to buy and setup a free catchall email address on the new domain redirecting to my existing email.
I'm in the UK and mostly work with UK domains, so I became a Nominet registrar a couple of years ago, so now I manage my own domains and DNS servers.
I've moved most of my domains over to Cloudflare. I had been with GoDaddy for something near 20 years. I got tired of paying their steep markup on renewals, watching the price go up year after year (once upon a time GoDaddy was considered a relatively inexpensive registrar). I also like the free information redaction offered with Cloudflare.
Mostly I host DNS via Amazon Route53, because it is simple, reliable and cheap. I wrap a layer of magic around it so that I can store my record-data in plain-text files, under revision control. That way I can track changes. https://dns-api.com/
nearlyfreespeech.net has been handling my domains and DNS requirements for the last few years. Quite happy with them
I like namecheap.com — it's straightforward and more user-friendly than godaddy.
Two domain names got bought a week after I searched them on GoDaddy. It could very well be a coincidence, but it's tainted my perception of them.
Namecheap never had a problem with them. In fact one time they helped me get my domain back after I had forgotten to renew. If you’re searching for a domain instantdomainsearch.com is pretty neat.
Purchase on Namecheap and then transfer over to Cloudflare. Hoping Cloudflare allows domain purchases this year - having domains be fully bought, transferred, and renewed via an API would be great.
I buy on Namecheap and transfer to Cloudflare (except for the still unsupported .me domains, those have stayed at Namecheap). I also use Cloudflare DNS, but I disable the CDN.
Exactly the same. For critical domains I also add extra NS servers from commercial DNS providers (Akamai), but keep Cloudflare for my custom automated records sync script.
I prefer easydns and porkbun. Both are great, easydns has great NS’s as well, easy to manage. Overall I’m satisfied!
Namecheap for majority of my domains. I have used ISTanCo for a .rs domain and Web4Africa for an .i.ng domain in the past
Namecheap. Out of habit really.
Google domains. Is there any reason I should be concerned about this?
I purchase from Gandi, and manage DNS using route53
I use ionos.com aka 1and1.com. Quick cheap and easy.
Very happy with hover.com for domain registration.
purchase via gandi.net and use digital oceans name servers. Would not use godaddy he is an elephant killer.
name.com (don't really like them but my domains have been there for years) with cloudflare
Gandi - and very happy with it
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dnssimple + cloudflare
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18541159