.com when the audience is anyone
Still the ending people guess first. If the exact .com is taken, a longer .com is often clearer than an obscure new ending nobody will type.
Domain names
Your nameon the internet.
A domain is the address people type. Hosting is the site that answers. Search live prices, transfer a name you already pay for, or look up the public record — then read the short guide if this is new.
Live availabilityRegister and renew shown separatelyTransfer an existing name
Start here
A domain is the address. Hosting is the house.
People type a name. DNS turns that name into the server that should answer. Buying yourbrand.com does not build a website, create email, or include a control panel. Those are separate services you point the name at afterwards.
- The name is a leaseYou pay the registry, through us, for a term — usually a year. Miss renewal long enough and the name can return to the pool.
- Two prices matterSearch shows register, renew, and transfer. A cheap first year is not a cheap name for life. Budget the renew column.
- DNS is the pointerAfter checkout you set nameservers. That is how the same name can serve a site here, email elsewhere, or both.
- Transfer is a registrar moveUnlock, EPP code, approve the email. The website keeps answering if you leave nameservers alone.
The vocabulary
Words on the search page, in plain language
- TLD / extension
- The ending after the last dot. .com and .org are generic (ICANN). .in is India’s country ending, run with NIXI rules that can differ from .com.
- Register
- The first purchase of an available name. The price you see in live search is the current register rate, tax-inclusive when tax applies.
- Renew
- Keeping the name for another year. This is the number that repeats. It is often higher than a promotional register price.
- Transfer
- Moving billing to us. Most generic transfers add one year and need a current authorization (EPP) code from the losing registrar.
- Premium
- The registry, not us, can mark a name as premium. Those names cost more or need a support quote. Availability alone is not a standard price.
- Auth / EPP code
- A one-time password for the name. You request a fresh one at the current registrar. A screenshot from last year will fail.
Choosing an ending
.com is familiar. .in is local. The rest are tools.
Live prices sit in the table on the search page. Register and renew are often different. A short or dictionary name can be marked premium by the registry — search will show that, or ask you to contact us.
.in when the audience is India
A country ending. Useful for a local business or a site that should read as Indian. Registry rules and transfer timing can differ from .com.
Other endings as a second name
.org, .net, and newer endings can work as a project or campaign name. Check the renew column — some first-year deals jump sharply later.
Some SSD Web Hosting plans include a .com for the first year. It renews at the standard .com rate after that — not a permanent free name.
After you own it
Nameservers decide where the name goes
The registry only stores who paid for the name and which nameservers it uses. Those nameservers publish the A, CNAME, and MX records that send web and email traffic.
| If you want | What to do |
|---|---|
| A website on our hosting | Use the nameservers printed on the hosting or VPS service. The domain and the hosting stay two products that you join with DNS. |
| The site to stay where it is | Leave the current nameservers after a transfer. Changing them is what moves web and email, not the transfer itself. |
| Email at another provider | Keep or copy the MX records they give you. A nameserver change without MX copies is how mailboxes go silent. |
| Only to reserve the name | Register it and leave DNS alone until you have a site. An unused name still has to be renewed. |
Bring a name over
A transfer changes the bill, not the website
Files, email, and DNS stay where they are unless you change nameservers afterwards. We check lock status and the authorization code before the name goes into your cart.
- Step 1
Unlock it
Disable the registrar lock. A locked name fails the check on the transfer form.
- Step 2
Get a fresh code
Ask the current registrar for the authorization or EPP code. Privacy or 2FA there can delay the email that carries it.
- Step 3
We verify, then cart
Enter the name and code. The form checks lock status against the registrar or public RDAP before you continue.
- Step 4
Approve the request
The registrant mailbox must confirm. Transfers sit for days when that address is an old employee inbox.
The 60-day lock is an ICANN gTLD rule
After a brand-new registration or a completed inbound transfer, most generic endings cannot transfer again for 60 days. Country endings such as .in can follow a different timetable. If the form refuses the name, that lock is the first thing to check.
Most transfers add a year
A typical .com transfer includes one year of renewal in the transfer price. Extra years, when the TLD allows them, are confirmed in the cart. Do not also renew at the old registrar in the same week unless you intend to pay twice.
Public records
WHOIS is a directory. RDAP is the modern copy.
The lookup on this site reads public registry data. You can check a domain, an IP address, or an autonomous system number. Personal contacts are usually redacted. Registrar abuse contacts may still appear.
What you can look up
A domain name, an IPv4 or IPv6 address, or an AS number such as AS151845. Results come from public RDAP, with classic port-43 output when that service still answers.
Why contacts are blank
Registries redact most personal fields. Privacy or proxy service, when a TLD allows it, is shown at checkout. We do not claim it is included on every ending.
Nameservers in the record
If the lookup lists nameservers, that is where DNS is delegated right now. It is the public clue to where the site and mail are hosted.
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Answers people ask us
Anything not covered here goes through a ticket in your client area.
Ask a questionDo I need hosting if I only want the name?
No. Register the name and leave it parked until you have a site. Hosting, VPS, and email are separate products.
Why is renew more than register?
First-year prices are often promotional. The renew column on the search page is the figure to budget. Registry-wide price changes can move both numbers later.
What is a premium domain?
The registry marked that string as premium. It is not a standard TLD price. Search will show a different amount or tell you to contact support.
Can I point this domain at another host?
Yes. After you own it, change nameservers or individual DNS records to wherever the site and mail should live.
Are domains refundable?
No. Once the registry completes a registration, renewal, or transfer, the charge stands. See the refund policy for the full list, including redemption fees.
Will my site go down if I transfer?
Not because of the transfer itself. Leave nameservers unchanged and the site keeps answering. Changing DNS is a separate step.
How long does a transfer take?
Often a few hours to a few days after you approve the email. Locked names, a stale EPP code, or the 60-day gTLD lock stop the clock until those are fixed.
Is WHOIS the same as RDAP?
Same idea, newer protocol. RDAP is the structured public registry API this lookup uses. Classic WHOIS is the older port-43 text dump, shown when we still have it.
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