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.
Was on Google cause I just initially was setting them up there. Moved to cloudflare the day they added dev tlds.
I'm not super knowledgeable on this, but I chose Dynadot because it's cheap and WHOIS privacy is included.
Some European ones because the domains have European TLDs. .eu for example is only available by EU registrars IINM. But also, I do my best to keep the money local where I can.
not true anymore, everybody can buy eu domain
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.
Namecheap because cheap
Initally some local site, then I transferred to GoDaddy, then to OVH (since GD is shit). One is still at Cloudflare (tried to move there, but they don't support al TLDs that I use, like ".eu").
For DNS I use Cloudflare. They provide a layer of privacy, i.e. your server IPs don't get exposed directly.
Ghandi.net because a paranoid DNS expert told me he uses it
Ghandi got sold to another company last year and they have started raising prices... I suggest you look into transfering your domain to somewhere else. I am trying porkbun now and it seems alright but they are others.
I use Hostpoint.
They were recommended by Protonmail, and meet my privacy concerns.
Contabo, since I also rented a VPS with them at the time. Really great service, complete dns control. Can only recommend
I started with Porkbun, but I also have some domains on Gandi because they offer a CC TLD I wanted.
Currently using Infomaniak.com and I'm really liking it. They are a bit pricy compared to other registrars but
OVH because it's European
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| ESXi | VMWare virtual machine hypervisor |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| VPS | Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) |
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Namesilo, cheap and never had issues
OVH because cheap enough for me, europe based and reliable.
Veebimajutus. They are a local registrar in my country and I like to support local businesses.
Chose Namecheap just for domain and later ionos and their mail service for my 2nd.
porkbun is good and cheap
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