Re: [PLUG] DOMAIN REGISTRAR

[Tom Diehl via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On Fri, 5 Feb 2021, Ronald P Guilmet via plug wrote:

> Thanks Rich
>
> So if I had a static ip you could use bind9 or something , or am I way off?

As someone else said, you could but should you?

If you are going to do this, in order to do it right, you need to run multiple
geographically diverse name servers. Otherwise you are asking for problems down
the road.

Another alternative is Cloud Flare. The will sell you a domain at their cost
and if you get a free Cloud Flare account, you get dns for free also.

I have never used them for domain registrations but I have a couple of customers
that use their free and paid tiers for dns and waf and it just works.

Regards,

--
Tom			me@tdiehl.org

> On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 8:59 PM Rich Freeman <r-plug@thefreemanclan.net>
> wrote:
>
> > 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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