I'm looking for a service where I can just buy a domain name - no hosting attached.
I'm tired of 80% of my Bluehost bills being for hosting+WordPress (a service I've never used) when all I need is just a domain name.
And I don't like Bluehost's dark patterns either - in their new UI they've made sure to hide DNS management under many, many clicks under the advanced tab, even with a non-dismissable warning. I'm not sure it they are planning to make it a premium feature in the future.
Requirements:
1. It needs to be certbot/Let's Encrypt friendly - that excludes GoDaddy
2. It needs to provide me with the ability to register as many subdomains as I want and manage the DNS records however I want
3. No mandatory hosting+WordPress upsells. If I never asked for it, it means that I don't want it
4. I'm also happy (if not happier) if it simply allows me to point to my own DNS server
Of course, registering my own registrar with ICANN may be an alternative, but for obvious reasons I'd rather avoid that path if possible.
Fabio Manganiello /
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2024-01-04 09:57:40
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2024-01-04 09:57:40Event JSON
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