Is it one that you just use and works just fine? Or one that has proven to be reliable and responsible if they do a mistake and only want to satisfy you as a customer?

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    I use Namecheap. They have a URL you can visit to update DNS records if you’re doing it from the server that you need to point DNS at. They’ve been pretty much…non-eventful. I’ve never had to call them, everything online, they’ve been reliable enough to just say my whole experience has been pretty boring. Boring is good. I log into them once every 2 years to renew my domain and that’s generally it.

    Then on top of that I use Caddy for SSL Encryption/Reverse Proxy. All I need is the domain registrar, I don’t use any other services.

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      I’ve been using namecheap for about a decade too. But, be careful with their free email forwarding service. They do not forward all emails. The ones that they consider spam, they proceed to drop silently. There is absolutely no way to access those emails. The service is essentially useless. I have lost several important emails like that.

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      Have heard that searching domains through the site can cause the domain to become unavailable or prices to go up briefly afterwards… kind of like how go daddy also has a reputation for doing that. Anecdotal and second stories for sure but something to be aware of if there is any credence to it…

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        I’ve experienced this and also read reports of it with GoDaddy. But I cannot say the same for Namecheap - I’ve searched for several domain names multiple times through Namecheap and never noticed a price increase (outside of a sale ending and/or the search being multiple weeks later, at which point it makes sense). I’ve also never seen any detailed reports of this happening with Namecheap, and if I’ve seen any at all, I can’t remember them. I have occasionally searched for a domain name that was later unavailable, but that happens infrequently enough that I doubt it’s due to Namecheap doing something nefarious.

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      I use them too, but have a few complaints and am thinking about switching.

      1. Dynamic DNS doesn’t support ipv6 addresses

      2. You have to have a $50 account balance to use DNS based dynamic dns

      3. Buggy DNS editing. (Try to create a SRV record then edit it later. It never works properly. Always have to delete and make a new one)

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      Their customer support has been great. I needed help with some certs and they just walked me though everything.

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      Same pretty much. I use them too and non-eventful is the perfect way to put it. I can even update ddns records using my fritzbox directly and namecheap which is super handy.

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      I use them and they’re inoffensive, which is really what you’re looking for when you’re using a basic service like this.

      They also show you a picture of a piglet when they generate SSL certificates.

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      I second this. They’re upfront about pricing and don’t have many different products so the interface isn’t overwhelming.

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      Porkbun’s competitively priced, easy to use, and the name is a great reference for Sleeping Dogs to me. What’s not to like?

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      Switched over from Google domains. No real complaints other than not supporting wildcards for emails for free. Mild inconvenience.

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    Cloudflare works really well and has a good UI. Namecheap also works well, but it takes more clicks to adjust DNS records.

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      +1 for Cloudflare.

      That said, there are a number of folks rightfully concerned about the sheer mass of information Cliudflare has access to through their Content Delivery Network (their primary service). This raises potential privacy concerns, especially for self-hosters, who tend to prefer not to rely too heavily on any one large company. However, you don’t actually have to use their CDN service to make use of their minimally-priced Registrar functionality, and personally I really appreciate the services they offer. Their free tier is really impressive, and incredibly useful.

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      For some reason every registrars dns panel has its own weird restrictions, bugs and interface quirks. Pointing the nameservers to Cloudflare at least makes for a consistent experience.

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    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

    Fewer Letters More Letters
    CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    IP Internet Protocol
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NAT Network Address Translation
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption

    6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 7 acronyms.

    [Thread #108 for this sub, first seen 5th Sep 2023, 14:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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      Also just switched to Cloudflare (used to be google domains)… since they run half the internet, they probably won’t be going anywhere anytime soon? Feels like every service gets sold/acquired and I have to change everything over every few years and I’m getting tired hahaha… also their DNS changes update basically instantly and are easy to do for this newbie!

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        I personally think it’s better to keep your domain registration separate from your hosting/cloud providers, including cloudflare. Basically not putting all your eggs in the same basket. Those giant cloud companies probably won’t be going anywhere anytime soon, but their automated system are known to ban users with no recourse unless you’re a big spender with dedicated account managers. Having your domain elsewhere means when something happen to your hosting/cloud account, at least you’re not completely fucked.

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      Having recently setup an UnRaid server I used a walkthrough video on setting up SSL certs for them through Cloudflare and Google Domains. Was already using their DNS (1.1.1.1) and had an account so made that it an easy decision, then Google decided Domains would be sold off so I fully migrated to Cloudflare. I find the free tier to have more things included than I even understand and it does everything I need.

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    Namecheap has been good to me for a decade now, and I don’t really have complaints at all

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    Not Gandi. They were very reliable since the beginning of the internet but they sold the company and went downhill since.

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    Porkbun, mostly for the cost, transparency, clean UI, and ease of use.

    I’ve used GoDaddy, namecheap, and Google Domains in the past. GoDaddy is the only one I had a problem with, but Google sold to Squarespace recently, and I prefer porkbun to namecheap for the reasons listed above.

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    I recently switched to Porkbun from Namecheap specifically because I found Namecheap’s “advanced DNS” settings to be somewhat excruciating to use, plus I also (finally, after doing it manually for a good few years) got around to setting up Certbot autorenewal, and there’s not really a good way to do DNS challenges for autorenewal with Namecheap. Just generally I find Porkbun’s UI to be very simple and streamlined without actually hiding anything from me. I also found that my domain renewal prices went down with the switch, something I didn’t even consider when switching.

    That being said, Porkbun and Namecheap are literally the only domain registrars I’ve used. For all I know there could be something out there I’d prefer way more.

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    I really want to say Gandi but they charge too much now and removed the free mailboxes.

    Anyway, I’ll vouch for Netim. Their prices are similar to (old) Gandi and they have a mailbox too. I’m looking into Spaceship for some other domains because they’re really cheap.

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    I currently renew my domains on namecheap and manage the records on cloudflare. Namecheap’s web interface is trash (doesn’t work in Firefox for no reason) and I dread every time I have to touch it. I’m currently considering just moving the registrations to cloudflare too.

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      I just moved my registrar from namecheap to cloudflare since they started supporting .dev domains and it’s infinitely better. Was already using them for the dns challenges cuz I’m not paying for SSL certs.

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      Leave the registration with NC and move the DNS to cloudflare. You should separate the two functions anyway so you have fallback ability for both. If the DNS is borked, you can go back to the registrar and change name servers, and if the registrar is down, it doesn’t affect your DNS.