Thanks David. That is a lot of info. I have just a few domains and a VPS running Plesk. I like Plesk and wish I knew more. Looks like NameSilo does the job!! On 2021-08-04 15:50, David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss wrote: > I used NameCheap as my primary registrar for many years. I switched to > NameSilo when they made their presence known here several years back. > They’re based here in Phoenix, and they’re one of the top 15 > registrars in the world. > > As domain registrars, they’re both great. > > I don’t like NameCheap’s WHM/cPanel hosting. I’ve got a basic > account at NameSilo and it’s working out for what I need. My needs > for this aren’t as picky as a full WHM reseller account. > > I actually went from NameCheap to Eleven2 for hosting. > > (There are several dozen default settings that the hosting provider > has when installing WHM and cPanel, and for most of them, users > can’t see or change them. The vendor just says, “That’s our > policy” or “That’s just what the software does.” If you’ve > ever had a chance to go through it on a dedicated server, you know the > extent of all of the settings that are available. NameCheap selects a > bunch of settings that I find interolerable. Their excuse is they’re > set that way “for security reasons”, which is BS in most cases. > They do it because they’re a source of excessive support time caused > by dumb users.) > > I think I saw where NameCheap is owned by EIG, and I believe all of > those stupid WHM/cPanel settings are established as a broad policy > across all AIG hosting platforms as a way to reduce their already > horrid support demands. > > The biggest things I look out for regarding registrars is this: > > * what’s the renewal fee during the first 30-day grace period? > GoDaddy socks it to ya. Both NC and NS charge the same as a regular > renewal. Also, I’ve heard people say that they missed the initial > renewal deadline and GD dumped the domain into their auctions and it > was gone in a matter of minutes! NC and NS wait until the 2nd 30-day > period begins before they put them up for auction. I lost one at NS > that I was 4 hours late on renewing within the initial 30-day grace > period. > > * Name privacy — both NC and NS offer 100% free name privacy > forever. Last I checked, GD charges $12.95/yr for it, on top of the > cost of the domain. (GDPR requires it, so it’s easier to offer it > for free than not. But I’m sure it’s a fine profit center for > GD’s non-European (ahem — American) customers. GoDaddy decouples everything hosting and you can buy it back as needed. > > As far as VPS goes … I’m sure I’m the odd man out here, but I > despise having to deal with hackers and doing basic admin work on > servers. I did it for 8+ years and it’s just not something I enjoy. > I don’t need root access, so WHM is fine for my needs. I’m happy > to live under the security umbrella set up by the hosting provider on > the entire server. I do not want the hassle and expense of doing all > of that stuff myself. If I can get everything I need for $20/mo via > WHM, why spend many times more than that to quadruple my own workload > just to get root access occasionally? I’ve got 3 Macs where root > access on a *nix box is one mouse-click away, and I can install > anything I want to play with it if needed. > > -David Schwartz > >> On Aug 4, 2021, at 7:15 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Anyone using Name Cheap to Register domains? If so would you >> recommend then. >> >> Look at their VPS pricing : https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/vps/ >> [1] Anyone using their VPS hosting? 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