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Looks like google domains is no more. (lemmyonline.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/selfhosted
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Knock on wood, I have not used them in quite a while.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I’ve been using Namecheap for years and have been happy with it. Why do you prefer Cloudflare? Is it for easier integration with Cloudflare services? How’s the pricing compared to Namecheap?

Sorry for the interrogation lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Cloudflare sells domains at cost. So yes, cheaper than any other registrar (including NameCheap and Porkbun), except maybe those who sell domains at a loss as a promo to rope you in and then kill you on the renewals.

Integration into their stack is a nice side effect, but really inconsequential. You can have your domains registered with any registrar and have your DNS hosted by any DNS hosting provider. Heck, you can run your own DNS servers if you want to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Cloudflare could be the cheapest (without cross-financing) because they advertise their pricing as they don't add any additional fees to the ICANN fees. I never actually fact checked this though.