I just saw that Google will be shutting down Google Domains / selling all domains to Squarespace, which makes me wanna see if I can pick a better registrar.
I only used Google Domains for the reliability and convenience, but would rather not go with Squarespace. I don’t see any section on hosting/registrars on the main site so was wondering what anyone else recommends.
I’ve heard talk before that Njalla is bad because you don’t actually own the domain and there have been instances of them shutting down / revoking access?
Also along the same lines I wouldn’t mind recommendations for good website hosting services too.
On the hosting side, I’ve been very happy with racknerd.com. They’re still listing and honoring their black Friday deals [1] and they’re ridiculously cheap! I have two shared hosting accounts but keep wanting to pick up at a VPS at these prices.
I have used many in the past, but currently use Cloudflare (out of laziness since I use them for DNS and such too) and Hover. Hover in particular is neat as it is the b2c registrar of Tucows, the company that has been the biggest b2b backend registrar for small registrars since the 90’s.
Njalla is bad because you don’t actually own the domain and there have been instances of them shutting down / revoking access?
Haven’t heard of them revoking access for any legitimate users. I like not actually owning the domain because this means not ever seeing a fucking form asking for my literal home address.
ICANN’s RAA says nothing about your address needing to be your home address. It can be a P.O. Box or a mail forwarding service. It just needs to be a contact address.
I would suggest looking at TLD List for the major registar’s and their prices.
Regarding good website hosting, you have to find the one best for you (and your needs). You can go with what a registar offers, but some may offer other things you need.
i did end up going back to namecheap, where i
already had an account. i’m trying not to create new relationships with businesses that heavily use recaptcha, and with porkbun it’s part of the login process
If nothing else, GoDaddy is expensive as f**k. I was quoted ~$150/yr to host a site + purchase a domain. Same service on Namecheap (same SSL and HTTPS and whatnot) costs me ~$25/yr.
I see the anybody but GoDaddy thing a lot too. The controversies page on Wikipedia does a decent job at pointing out some of the reasons people dislike them.
Looking at feature set though, I’m in the same boat as you. Part of it is me being lazy though. When my registrations come up for renewal in a few years I’ll take a serious look at porkbun.
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Cloudflare if you use a common TLD, Porkbun if you use a newer Top Level Domain.
I use namecheap.com but porkbun.com has also been highly recommended.
On the hosting side, I’ve been very happy with racknerd.com. They’re still listing and honoring their black Friday deals [1] and they’re ridiculously cheap! I have two shared hosting accounts but keep wanting to pick up at a VPS at these prices.
[1] https://my.racknerd.com/index.php?rp=/store/black-friday-2022
Cloudflare domains seems to be the cheapest or the same price as porkbun.
I have used many in the past, but currently use Cloudflare (out of laziness since I use them for DNS and such too) and Hover. Hover in particular is neat as it is the b2c registrar of Tucows, the company that has been the biggest b2b backend registrar for small registrars since the 90’s.
Haven’t heard of them revoking access for any legitimate users. I like not actually owning the domain because this means not ever seeing a fucking form asking for my literal home address.
ICANN’s RAA says nothing about your address needing to be your home address. It can be a P.O. Box or a mail forwarding service. It just needs to be a contact address.
Sure, I mean, I don’t have any of these though, and I don’t want to deal with even the remote possibility of snail mail arriving From The Internet.
I use https://www.namecheap.com/ myself. The Security Now guy (Steve Gibson) seems to use and talk fondly of https://www.hover.com/. Know nothing about them personally.
Same. Use namecheap. But can’t I fully trust them either.
Almost any registar is good, except GoDaddy or Newfold Digital / Endurance International Group or Network Solutions.
I would suggest looking at TLD List for the major registar’s and their prices.
Regarding good website hosting, you have to find the one best for you (and your needs). You can go with what a registar offers, but some may offer other things you need.
Porkbun because it is wholesome as heck
I also recommend Porkbun, I have been using them for years with no problems.
damn, automatic whois privacy and easy let’s encrypt certs - that does look legit
I’ll second porkbun. They are great.
If not porkbun then name cheap.
If not either of those anyone but godaddy.
Don’t forget to run the DEJIGAMAFLIPPER on your domain after purchase. Very important.
i did end up going back to namecheap, where i already had an account. i’m trying not to create new relationships with businesses that heavily use recaptcha, and with porkbun it’s part of the login process
So I hear the “anyone but godaddy” thing a lot, however I have struggled to find anyone that has the same features as they do. For example:
The email and contact proxy seems to be specific to certain TLDs but for the one I happen to use GD supports it.
I’d love to move to something else if for no other reason than the website is annoying, but every time I look the other options are worse.
If nothing else, GoDaddy is expensive as f**k. I was quoted ~$150/yr to host a site + purchase a domain. Same service on Namecheap (same SSL and HTTPS and whatnot) costs me ~$25/yr.
Porkbun supports all of this, and it’s one of the cheapest I’ve found
I see the anybody but GoDaddy thing a lot too. The controversies page on Wikipedia does a decent job at pointing out some of the reasons people dislike them.
Looking at feature set though, I’m in the same boat as you. Part of it is me being lazy though. When my registrations come up for renewal in a few years I’ll take a serious look at porkbun.