- Choose a supported extension.
- Prepare accurate private registrant details.
- Choose managed or custom nameservers.
Compare registration and renewal
The catalogue shows the initial price, renewal price and required term. Some extensions require multiple years initially. Optional email and certificate products have their own periods, visible separately in the order.
A search result is part of the purchase process. A name is registered only when the completed order and domain status confirm it.
Protect privacy while keeping ownership
Use accurate details in the private registration record. Where the extension supports official privacy or redaction, enable it while remaining the registered holder. Check the fields actually published after registration because eligibility differs by extension.
Do not invent a country, address or identity to fill a required field. An organisation should use its real authorised details.
Choose the DNS authority
Managed DNS keeps records in your account. Custom nameservers delegate the zone to your chosen provider. Changing nameservers changes who answers for the whole zone; adding an A record changes one record.
Save the existing zone, including mail, verification and subdomain records. Moving the web address does not automatically move email or copy the old records.
Make a controlled cutover
Build and verify the new destination before switching traffic. Check IPv4, IPv6, TLS, redirects and application settings. Allow caches to expire and keep the former service available during the transition.
A lower TTL can help a planned future change. It cannot recall an older record that has already been cached.
Keep renewal independent of the site
Use a reminder channel that still works if the domain’s own mail is down. Review expiry dates and recovery access regularly. Keep registration access separate from the hosted machine: a VPS snapshot does not preserve the domain registration.