Everything online starts with a name

A domain is your permanent address on the internet, like yourbrand.com. It powers your website, professional email, and links in your social bios. You own and control it. If you ever switch hosts or tools, your address stays with you.

.com is the most widely recognized choice and the safe pick for any business. .net is often used for networks. Newer choices like .io, .dev, or .app feel modern and technical, and startups like them because good names are still open. Pick for your audience: a bakery wants .com, while a developer tool fits .dev.

Type it into the search bar at the top of this page. We check the registries live and show results for every extension in a few seconds. Available names show the real price with the renewal cost. Taken names give you an easy way to transfer instead.

It depends on the registry. Many country extensions, like .de, .us, .uk, or .nl, are open to anyone. Others, like .sa or .ae, require proof of local presence or a registered trademark. We show any requirements before checkout, and our team helps you with the paperwork.

WHOIS is the public directory of who registered each domain. By default, anyone can see your name, email, and address. With Hostrena, WHOIS privacy is free on every extension that allows it. The public sees proxy details instead, while you remain the full legal owner.

Yes. A domain is worth buying even without a website. Many people buy the name first and build later. You can point it to a social profile, show a simple coming-soon page, or just keep it safe. Getting it early is inexpensive, while losing it to someone else costs more.

Sometimes, which is why we show both prices clearly. First-year discounts are common, such as a .store for $4.99 that renews at $49.99. We show the renewal cost right next to the starting price before you pay, so there are no surprises.

You can register for one to ten years for most extensions, paid up front. Longer registrations mean fewer yearly renewals and no risk of missing an email reminder. Search engines treat short and long registrations the same, so buy for convenience and peace of mind.

You get a grace period, usually 15 to 30 days, where renewing costs the normal price. After that, the registry adds a high recovery fee before releasing the name to the public. We send reminders 30, 15, 7, and 1 day before expiry, and you can turn on auto-renewal to stay safe.

Yes. A Hostrena domain is never locked to Hostrena hosting. You can switch to your host's Nameservers, or keep our DNS and point an A record to any server. Our control panel guides you through both options, and updates spread across the internet in a few hours.

Yes, and the process is simple: unlock the domain with your current provider, get your EPP code, and enter it here. A transfer only moves who manages the name. Your Nameservers and DNS records stay the same, so your site never goes down. Our transfer page explains each step, and support is ready to help.

Transfer lock stops anyone from moving your domain to another provider. It is turned on by default here, so a stolen email is not enough to steal your domain. You only turn it off when you want to transfer out, and it locks again afterward.

Yes. The contact details you enter at checkout set legal ownership. You can register under your client's name and manage everything from your own Hostrena account. Many agencies do this: one dashboard, separate ownership, and an easy handover whenever needed.

Several extensions in our catalog support internationalized names, and the platform is built bilingual from day one. The search bar currently handles Latin characters; for an Arabic-script registration our support team completes it with you manually until IDN search ships. The management panel treats both scripts as first-class.

Not today. We would rather say so than list a security feature you believe you have. What the panel does give you is the transfer lock, which is on from the first day and blocks any transfer while it is on, and the ICANN confirmation both e-mail addresses must answer before an ownership change takes effect. Those two are what stop the attack a domain owner actually meets.

There is no ceiling. The panel is built for portfolios: group domains per project or client, apply nameserver changes in bulk, and see every expiry date on one screen. Whether you hold one domain or three hundred, nothing about the experience changes except the length of the list.

Domain purchases cannot be refunded. The registry charges us the moment your name is set up. This is why we show renewal prices clearly, confirm your spelling before payment, and never sneak extras into your cart. Hosting plans have money-back policies, but domain setups cannot be undone.

You do, completely. Hostrena manages the technical records, but you are the legal owner under ICANN rules. You can renew, move your domain, or switch providers whenever you want. We make no claim to your domain and charge no exit fees. We want you to stay because our service is good, not because leaving is hard.