Re: [PLUG] DOMAIN REGISTRAR

[Rich Freeman via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 8:30 PM Ronald P Guilmet via plug
<plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> I am currently using Amazon Route 53 for my domain registration. They charge me for traffic that comes through those domains. I was looking to transfer to Gandi. Can anyone tell me if they charge for traffic through a domain. AWS isn't breaking the bank, but I feel like they are bleeding me at every angle.
>
> I started out as an AWS advocate, and I moved everything else away from them save the domains.
>

So, domain registrars don't pass traffic, and they almost never charge
for anything besides renewals/etc, or maybe stuff like whois hiding.

You're probably thinking about DNS service, which route 53 provides.
Like everything with AWS they charge for every transaction - it has
nothing to do with "traffic" per se but just how many times your
domains get resolved.

I use namecheap for DNS - they're free, though they do have some
limitations.  There are tons of DNS providers out there.  One way or
another you end up paying for this stuff but namecheap is about as
cheap as it gets (they only provide free DNS for domains you register
through them).

You can also host your own DNS if you want, assuming you have a static
IP.  You would point your domain registry DNS server to your IP and
run the authoritative DNS server of your choice.  If you don't have a
static IP you can't run your own DNS, but you could use a dynamic DNS
provider (such as the free one from namecheap).

-- 
Rich
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