I use a combo of porkbun, Namecheap, Google domains (primarily all the .dev stuff from that landrush), hover (some legacy stuff) and Isnic (the Icelandic registrar for .is domains).

I like Porkbun quite a bit but sometimes Namecheap is cheaper or it’s easier to just add to that account.

I think I can proudly say I’ve never used GoDaddy as a registrar, but I’ve been with some bad ones over the last 20 years so I can’t claim full moral high ground either.

I found it interesting that Ted mentions Namecheap searching .is. I have a .is domain through Isnic (actually just renewed yesterday), and I'm using 1984 for DNS because Isnic requires a domestic NS provider.

But Ted's comment implies you can register .is through Namecheap. I wonder how/if they get around the Icelandic NS host problem.

I believe that requirement ended. I had to get a different DNS at one point for my .is (registered in 2009) and I still maintain that account with DNSMadeEasy out of laziness), but when I helped a friend register a .is and when I got some additional ones more recently, I didn’t have to do that anymore.

I believe Namecheap offloads some of the info for .is back to ISNIC. The only reason I don’t do it under Namecheap is that I’ve had the ISNIC account for 11 years and it’s easy enough to get my annual email reminding me to renew, but I was able to get my friend’s registered through her Namecheap account without issue at the end of last year.

Thanks folks. I haven't had mine that long -- maybe since 2015 at the earliest. Must have changed shortly after I registered, since it seems that it changed some time ago. I'm certainly not an Isnic OG :)

I've had an .is domain for a few years now and wasn't aware of that requirement.

DNS service for my .is domain is handled by AWS Route 53.

I think that there was a time when a smaller number of DNS providers was registered with ISNIC. As the gTLD has become more popular, more DNS providers have gone through that process.

ISNIC doesn't require domestic NS providers. They do require the nameservers to register a contact though. https://www.isnic.is/en/domain/req#req-hosts

Yes, we support .is directly. There can be some quirks but we have a ton of happy registrants.

I've been really happy with Gandi on this front. I just checked, and I haven't received an email from them since I had to confirm my email address two months ago.

Second gandi, not always cheapest but close enough. Good interface and support.

I've been using Porkbun for a few years and have no complaints.

I've been using porkbun for a while and it works great. Worth a look.

I originally was also on Godaddy, but now I moved to Porkbun and never look back. Love their website and their name.

cosmotown.com does spam big time. I created a domain with name ending *cookbook.com, so much spam. I feel miserable for creating one with them.

Spam

honestly, the company is amazing, they are the discord equivalent of domain hosting

Wait, do you mean something positive by this? Discord has always struck me as pretty horrible... I'm not even quite sure how to interpret what you've said in a positive way. Maybe implied popularity, but it's debatable whether popularity is in fact a positive even.

What about discord has been horrible for you?

No ability to use third-party clients without being banned.

Sure, it's against the TOS, but I've been using an external client for probably 2 years and haven't been banned or warned. If Discord are aware then they've explicitly chosen to do nothing.