HN Explorer

Ask HN: What domain registration and DNS service do you use?

3 points by dangayle ↗ HN
I love using Digital Ocean and Heroku for my websites. Clean designs, straightforward navigation and functionality, affordable.

And then you have domain registrars like GoDaddy, Domain.com and others that are the exact opposite (except cheap).

Is there a domain registrar that doesn't severely suck the life out of creating a new domain? Something that has an easy to use API, clean and modern?

13 comments

[ 4.7 ms ] story [ 39.4 ms ] thread
niclupien
Namecheap works well. They have an API but I never used it.
kkoch986
I'm up to about 12 domains on namecheap, can't complain
d0ugie
Do they have a good deal on SSL certs when buying or transferring domains? the certs are good, yes?
gesman
I used namecheap and buy SSL certs, including wildcarded SSL certs.

I think they have the best prices for that.

SSL certificate cost is a scam anyways - so you better off with whoever is the cheapest.

niclupien
Yes they do, when I purchase a domain they give a SSL cert for 2$ for 1 year. That's kind of a no brainer for me.
ekpyrotic
A Small Orange (http://asmallorange.com). Simple, clean & top-quality support. Used them for 2 years now - and it's been a pleasure.
chrxn
I may be wrong, but this company seems to only offer hosting services. I see no domain name registration services offered.
RexRollman
I used Gandi for my domains for the last six years. They been great, but since I've never had an issue, I can't say how good their customer service is.
pairing
I've been using Name (http://name.com) for a few years now and I've been happy with their services. They also have two factor auth for accessing your account which is a huge plus.