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What is your favorite domain name provider, and why? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 years ago by Decompose@programming.dev to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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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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[–] dyc3@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] alphapuggle@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] Kangie@lemmy.srcfiles.zip 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Same. Their API is now too slow for LetsEncrypt DNS challenges. :(

Cloudflare is great though.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

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.