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Domain Basics
What a domain is, how registration works, and the words you'll meet along the way.
What Is a Domain Name? Plain-English Explanation →
A domain name is the address people type to reach you, and the part after the @ in your email. Here is how one is built, how DNS turns it into a server, what it is not, and how to register your first one.
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How Does Domain Registration Work? Registrar vs Registry vs ICANN →
Registration is a rental written into a registry database by your registrar under ICANN's rules. Here is who the four parties are, what happens in the thirty seconds after you pay, and where your money goes.
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Domain vs Hosting vs Website: What's the Difference? →
The domain is the address, hosting is the building, the website is what is inside. Here is what each one costs, who sells it, how DNS connects them, and which one you actually need this month.
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What Is a TLD? .com, .net, .org, .io and Country Codes Explained →
The TLD is the extension at the end of a domain, and each one is a separate registry with its own price and rules. Here is how generic, new generic and country-code TLDs differ and how to pick one.
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Subdomain vs Domain: When to Use Each →
A subdomain is free and lives inside a domain you already hold; a new domain is a separate registration with its own brand and renewal. Here is how each works in DNS, what Google says, and how to choose.
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Can You Buy a Domain Name Permanently? Why Domains Are Rented →
No registry sells a domain outright: terms run 1 to 10 years and must be renewed. Here is why, what 'lifetime domain' offers really are, and how to make a rental behave like permanent ownership.
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Who Owns a Domain? Registrant, Admin and Tech Contacts Explained →
The registrant owns a domain, not whoever paid or holds the login. Here is what the registrant, admin, technical and billing contacts each control, what RDAP shows, and how to fix a record that names the wrong party.
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What Is an EPP / Auth Code and Why You Need It →
The EPP or auth code is the per-domain password that authorises a transfer between registrars. Here is where it lives, how to get it, which extensions use something else, and how to move a domain without downtime.
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Domain Lifecycle: Active, Grace, Redemption, Pending Delete →
From expiry to deletion a .com passes through up to 45 days of grace, 30 days of redemption and 5 days of pending delete. Here is each stage, what it costs to recover, and how to read the status codes.
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