If I want the maximum anonymity while buying it?
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I didn’t see porkbun here. Is there a reason why?
All of my domains are on porkbun.
You can pay with crypto on porkbun too, so in the anonymity regard it should be high up on the list. Other than that, they’ve never caused me any trouble over multiple registrations, always fast, always zero fuss. Much recommended.
I use porkbun for exactly this reason. I make crypto and want to use it.
I like that they show the team on the About Us page, always makes me trust companies more. I also like that they have fun with the branding and mascot.
Gandi is no longer a good choice
Who
overflowedunderflowed and caused him start nuking people?Underflow, I think.
Yea.
I used [large american registrar], but switched to a small one in my country because I wanted to pay a local business. I found it from somebody’s compilation of companies that offer a TLD for my country, and I just picked the recommended one in that post. It was the one that charged the least.
Keep in mind that with a smaller registrar you won’t be able to get a TLS cert using the “do some shit with my domain records” method - you’ll have to always install the nginx/Apache etc. plugin for Let’s Encrypt
You don’t have to use the registrar’s DNS system.
I use LuaDNS. They even offer a fully functional free tier that might be enough for your needs.
They have an API that can be used with certbot, and you can manage your zones with git.
Ah right, sorry, switched things up. Indeed, I also use my registrar’s DNS system, but if I switched to something that has an API supported by certbot (e.g. dns zones that cost 0.5 eur in large cloud providers) it would work.
I use cloudns for nameserving. It’s free
Namecheap is cheap and has low cost (free?) Privacyguard. Nearlyfreespeech.net is a principles-first web hosting company that is committed to free speech and also offers domain hosting and registration.
I use both, NFS for domain and hosting for my personal website and namecheap for everything else. NFS has no BS and I’ve had zero problems with them. Namecheap’s interface and tools are more sophisticated.
Not GoDaddy.
Other than that, go by price and reputation. The DNS service can be replaced pretty quickly for free if their DNS service is a problem. I usually register on DreamHist.com. Then use the free DNS service on CloudFlare.com
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Worse than Oracle and Salesforce?
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Nearlyfreespeech.net has a privacy option.
Edit: free not feee.
Namecheap is good
https://njal.la is good in my experience
Literally like the only choice for maximum anonymity
They steal people’s domain names, there have been many reports over the past couple of years. If anyone has a domain with them it’s recommended to transfer away. They used to be good, but I assume anyone still recommending them isn’t up to date on their behavior.
Do you have more details? And some sources so I can read up on that?
Define maximum for us?
I use Namecheap and like their services. They have domain privacy aka it’s registered with their information instead of yours. If you just want to hide your name from people Googling or using a domain whois lookup, that’ll do the trick. If you’re trying to hide from people, you might need something more specific.
I switched from Google Domains to Namecheap and found that they have a non-standard requirement for A records (they require an “@” A record) that messed up the transfer. Godaddy, dyndns, and Google Domains use regular zone transfer tables and I thought those entries were all I needed. Nope. I finally emailed support and they told me what was wrong within 24 hours. But meanwhile, my site was down for that time.
I suppose if you worked with one of the companies they partner with and use the automated templates to generate a new entry, it would work out fine. But I was transferring an existing domain. I know better now. But I put this out to warn others.
That’s pretty weird, there’s no reason to require any DNS record beyond those they have to provide (SOA and NS). You shouldn’t have to add an A record if you don’t need one.
Was this just a snafu during transfer or is the A record a permanent requirement?
Hover includes whois privacy for free
If you’re in the US and care about domain privacy, don’t get a .us domain. .us domains are specifically forbidden from using domain privacy.
