Re: [tlug] Buying domain names

[Stephen Lasseter <stephen@karasu.ninja>]

For VPS, I wanted something in Japan, with enough English in the controls that even I could know what I was doing, and something not AWS, just for diversification sake.  I also wanted cheap.  I've found Conoha to match all that.  I even wrote a simple bash script against their API to change an A record any time my home Edgerouter gets a new PPP IP.  I feel accomplished.  :)  I was used Namecheap for DDNS before setting that up.

As for registrars, I've used

• Namecheap: They are ok
• AWS: Also ok
• GoDaddy can GoToHell
• jp-domains.com: also ok

I have not yet found one that makes me excited.

-Stephen

On 12/9/18 9:21 PM, Andreas Kieckens wrote:

Hi all

I'm planning to buy some domain names. (.com, .jp, .net, .org) I was 
wondering what service everyone is using to buy their domains and why. 
Also if anyone has a recommendation for cheap but decent web and mail 
server hosting, that'd be welcome. Of course a server or virtual 
instance with root access where I set up my own stuff will work just as 
well.

Thanks in advance

~Andreas