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Can I use a domain I already own?

Yes — and you don't have to transfer the domain to us if you don't want to. Two options, both fine. Option 1: Keep the domain at your current registrar Just point its DNS at our…

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DNS records and how to manage them

DNS records are how the internet knows where your domain points. We give you a full record editor at the domain detail page — edit anything, add new records, delete old ones. How…

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Domain contacts (registrant, admin, tech, billing)

Every domain has four contact roles in the registry: registrant, admin, tech, and billing. You edit them from the portal — registrant changes are typically what people want when…

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Domain forwarding and redirects

Two flavors of "send visitors somewhere else when they hit my domain": registrar-level forwarding and hosting-level redirects. Both work, they're just configured in different…

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Free domain with hosting

Many of our hosting plans include a free domain — for the first year, or for life depending on the plan and current promotions. Here's how it works. Eligibility at a glance…

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How long does DNS propagation take?

When you change DNS for a domain — pointing it at new hosting, switching nameservers, or updating a record — the change has to spread across the internet's DNS resolvers before…

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Our nameservers and DNS provider

When you bring a domain to Flashcloud, you point it at our nameservers so we can answer "where does this domain live?" for the rest of the internet. The nameserver pair you use…

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Pointing your domain to your hosting account

When you have hosting with us and a domain registered elsewhere, you need to tell the world where the domain "lives." Two ways to do that, both are fine — pick whichever fits your…

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Registering a new domain

Getting a new domain takes about a minute. We support 200+ TLDs (.com, .io, .app, .dev, country-codes like .co.uk and .de, and the long tail of newer extensions). How to register…

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Renewing your domain

Domains need to be renewed before they expire. Auto-renew handles this for you by default; you can also renew manually for any number of years up to ICANN's 10-year cap. How…

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Transferring a domain away from Flashcloud

If you're moving to another registrar, we'll get out of your way. The transfer-out process is the same as the standard ICANN-mandated flow at any registrar. Before you start A few…

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Transferring a domain to Flashcloud

If your domain is at another registrar and you want to bring it over to us, the process is straightforward — you'll need an authorization code from your current registrar and…

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Unlocking a domain for transfer

A locked domain can't be transferred to another registrar — that's the whole point of the lock. Unlocking takes one click and is reversible at any time. On Flashcloud If your…

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Using custom nameservers

If you'd rather run DNS yourself, use a third party (Cloudflare directly, Route 53, deSEC, etc.), or have a specific architecture that needs custom nameservers, you can. We don't…

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What happens if I forget to renew my domain?

Don't panic. Most TLDs give you a grace period after expiry where you can still renew without losing the domain. Here's how it goes. The lifecycle of an expired domain For most…

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Which TLDs do you support?

We support 200+ TLDs, covering everything from the classic generics to the long tail of newer extensions and country-codes. At a glance Classic generics — .com, .net, .org…

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WHOIS privacy

When you register a domain, your name, address, phone, and email become part of the public WHOIS database — searchable by anyone, scraped by spammers, indexed by data brokers.…

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