Owners of a domain, which domain registrar did you choose and why? - eviltoast

I’m currently on the lookout for privacy-respecting domain registrars. What are you guys using and why?

Edit: I’ve registered my domain with Porkbun. I got a really cool one, it’s called reallyaweso.me!

  • AlexPewMaster@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
    33·
    9 months ago

    What kind of TLD did you buy? Did you choose a TLD that’s supported by the WHOIS privacy? I wanted to see if alexpewmaster.de was available, and it told me this:

    ⚠️   PRIVACY WARNING ⚠️

This TLD does not allow WHOIS privacy but generally redacts your personal information. This means that your personal contact information will be sent to the registry but it should not be made public.
    • Zikeji@programming.devEnglish
      181·
      9 months ago

      Generally the country based TLDs have that problem. That isn’t unique to porkbun or .de

    • Engywuck@lemm.eeEnglish
      41·
      9 months ago

      I have a .de domain with them. No personal info are shown on whois info.

    • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      That’s a really weird way of putting it. EU ccTLDs don’t offer whois privacy because it’s not needed. They have whois privacy built-in as well as very strong privacy laws.

      If you want a .de domain I would recommend using inwx.de as registrar they have extremely low prices for .de and often run discounts for the first year as well.

      The one thing to keep in mind if you’re not a German citizen and/or not have a German address is that you need to provide one after you register a .de domain. INWX has a service for 3 eur/yr that will provide one on your behalf.

      Some other cheap European domains without any requirements and built-in mandatory whois privacy are .be, .nl, .fr and .ro.

      Keep in mind that some of these ccTLD don’t allow purchasing multiple years in advance and also force you to reset your leftover term if you transfer.

      If you’re gonna get an European ccTLD you should also use an European registrar like INWX or Netim or Gandi. Using an European ccTLD with an American registrar kind of defies the whole point.