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The prices differences of different providers for the same domain is crazy. (thelemmy.club)

submitted 3 days ago by philanthropicoctopus@thelemmy.club to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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These are for ten years on a 1.1111b xyz domain

Godaddy $17 (unsure if includes protection) Dynadot $11.50 (with whois protection) Xyz $19.90 (with whois protection)

Its all very confusing. I just want to get a domain for my server as cheap as

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[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 27 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I've been using Porkbun for years. No complaints.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I tried signing up and they wanted a copy of photo ID or something ridiculous. Noped out of there. Is that just a UK thing or what?

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I think ID for new customers is widespread now because of the growth of scams. I enrolled at Porkbun from the US a number of years ago without ID (before they started asking for it) and they haven't asked me for it retroactively, so I don't think it's required, it's just something they do as an anti-scam measure. I've never tried for a UK or other national domain from them.

[–] Ghoelian@piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago

I've registered domains at namecheap, transip, ovh, even cloudflare once I think, and not once have I ever had to provide an id.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

I registered porkbun 3 years ago and they didn't ask for it either

[–] samc@feddit.uk 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nominet manages the .UK domain, and they're a bit funny about proof of residence. Not sure I had to give Porkbun any photo ID, but the did temporarily suspend my domain. Took forever to clear up.

IMO the moral if the story is avoid ccTLDs (though now I have it I'm sticking with it for as long as I can).

[–] lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have a .uk via Cloudflare and never needed to give proof, but I did buy it several years ago

[–] samc@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I had no issues when my domain was registered with GoDaddy. It was shortly after switching to porkbun that the issues started. Porkbun blamed nominet and nominet blamed porkbun. Not sure what actually happened, but it does seem related to nominet's policy about who can hold a .uk domain

[–] lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

I guess porkbun, being the least renowned name, is the weak link. Companies blaming each other is all too familiar..

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 0 points 2 days ago

That wasn’t pork bun

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 1 points 2 days ago

I second porkbun