[tekni5]

That's cool, but I feel like .zip might get caught by spam protection so not the best choice for sending in discord/email/chat etc

Speaking of domain names, what is the best option for the cheapest possible domain tld (including renewal), maybe something you can even get for 10 years and save a ton? Also would be nice if it had free whois? Extension doesn't matter as this would be for personal use. Is it still xyz or ovh?

[jve]

Check if your country has something similar: > A natural person with the domicile in Latvia has the right to register one domain name under generic second-level domain .id.lv for free.

https://www.nic.lv/en/domain-name-registration

[BeFlatXIII]

Last year, .stream was only $30 or $40 for a 10-year registration on Pork Bun. I have no idea if it's still an active price. They also sent me an e-mail about deeply-discounted domains, but I've hoarded enough domains I don't use and haven't looked at it. No clue if the prices are 1st year only or if you can buy a 10-year registration for the cheap price. Registars have a habit of giving a 95% off 1st year pricing and then charging $100 for renewal.

I've also heard .in is a good place for 10-year registrations (at another registrar I don't remember). However, .in domains do not have WHOIS privacy.

[Aachen]

.tk and .ml. It doesn't get cheaper than free and .ml is a great typo squatting TLD for .nl which nobody seems to realise yet so a lot of domains are still available. Educational purposes only!!

[8organicbits]

I believe .tk and .ml are currently closed for registration after financial concerns and lawsuits about malicious domains. I'm working on a project that offers free subdomains under the condition that they are routed to private IP ranges. I believe this will reduce malicious use while still helping people use Let's Encrypt and other domain verified certificates.

It's still a rough MVP but it's online and working: https://www.getlocalcert.net/

[jabroni_salad]

A while back I noticed that .biz specifically has its own checkbox in the o365 spam controls. And sure enough I don't think I've ever done legitimate business on a .biz. I wonder what the heck happened to it.

[myself248]

The only .biz I've ever interacted with is Minimus.biz, and it looks like they've barely touched their site since 2006. Just the way I like it, honestly.

Other than that, yeah, it's a cesspool.

[TAKEMYMONEY]

Sending a .biz link in an SMS will be blocked by Google, and the sender won't be informed the message was not sent. Cheap domains are cheap for spammers too.

[tekni5]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I feel like the free domains are unreliable and have weird conditions. I also I think it's been said before some of the sites offering them are suspect: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27951785

I was just thinking for personal projects & game servers, would be nice to have a bunch of cheap domains one could use.

[userbinator]

Unfortunately those also don't have a great reputation either.

[justsomehnguy]

The difference between a $9 and a $10 domain on a 10 year run is $10.

[tekni5]

True but I was thinking more like a $1-3 domain for servers and what not

[justsomehnguy]

Well, $70 is a whole another deal, thats like a good time in a bar.. for 1 time.

Formatting prob sucks, on mobilr, sorry:

  cheapestdomainame.xyz$1.99
  MULTI-YEAR SALE
  cheapestdomainame.lol$1.99
  MULTI-YEAR SALE
  cheapestdomainame.org$8.99
  cheapestdomainame.me
  The connection to the central registry is busy. Please try again later
  cheapestdomainame.pro$3.85
  cheapestdomainame.co$3.49
  cheapestdomainame.gay$2.99
  cheapestdomainame.one$14.99
  cheapestdomainame.sucks$249.99

[noman-land]

.orgs are like $4 a year on Cloudflare.

[chrismorgan]

.org cost is $10.11. (Source: https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/.)

[noman-land]

My bad! I was misremembering. It's .uk and .co.uk that are $4.71.

[tekni5]

I see around $10 for .org on Cloudflare, .win seems to be $3.16

Do prices change a lot?

[noman-land]

They do fluctuate a big. I was misremembering though. It's .uk and .co.uk that are $4.71.