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I am running a NAS at home, Minecraft server and some other stuff.

I want to make it all easier to access by getting my own domain, both for myself and friends and family.

Will also use it for my mail address etc.

My main goal is reduce my dependency on US services for very obvious reasons.

What's a good non US dns registrar to use? Found a ton online, but it's my first time doing this and I'm a bit lost unfortunately.

Any help and/or advice is greatly appreciated.

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[–] Typewar@infosec.pub 13 points 8 months ago (8 children)

I use https://njal.la/ it's based in Sweden started by the co founder of Pirate Bay

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 17 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (7 children)

Those reviews don't look very inspiring, not gonna lie. Also, their About page says their service is run from Costa Rica?

Ultimately I don't think these "privacy-first" domain registrars are a great choice, which is a rare thing to say about an internet service.

But you're dealing with private property here and being ICANN-accredited (which Njalla isn't) is kind of important if you're gonna do something serious with your domain. You want those protections that excessive privacy won't permit having.

[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

I'm quite happy with EuroDNS. They even include free email housing if you want it.

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