Probably a silly question but the .uk domain is really cheap. If I’m not in the UK can I still use that domain for my server without issue?

Its like 50 bucks for a ten year lease

  • Bronzie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    I own a .me domain as my last name was taken locally. Had it for a few years.

    .me is just so easy to share over the phone and looks cool, so I’d probably keep it even if I manage to snag the local one in the future.

    No issues so far

    • Bilbo Baggins@hobbit.worldEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      It’s going to be retired though, unless something changes. All io domains will disappear.

      It’s generally safer to stick to 3 or more letter domains since those aren’t tied to countries.

  • samc@feddit.ukEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I’d say don’t risk it if you’re not based in the UK.

    I have a .uk domain and had to provide proof of residence or something to nominet. I can’t remember the exact process now, but they did temporarily suspend my domain (without warning) until I contacted them.

  • aMockTie@piefed.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Some ccTLDs have strict requirements (looking at you .de), but most are fairly standard TLDs. The last time I checked, .tv (for Tuvalu) was responsible for something like 40% of the country’s GDP, so it’s not surprising that most ccTLDs are welcoming to outsiders.

    Edit: I was curious so I double checked, and apparently as of 2019 .tv was closer to 9% of Tuvalu’s Government spending according to Wikipedia. In my defense, the last time I researched the matter was several years prior to 2019, and additionally I have no doubt that I’m misremembering and/or unintentionally exaggerating that figure.

    Regarding .de domains, I’ve seen multiple examples of a registered domain being completely deleted with absolutely no refund or recourse because the Registrant/Admin contact(s) didn’t respond to a physical letter sent by DENIC via post in Germany.

  • civ@lemmy.civl.ccEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I got cc for my domain, because it was cheap and easy to remember. Though technically it’s for the Cocos Keeling islands :P

  • LiveLM@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Just make sure there’s no wacky rules to follow on .uk Last I bought a domain, .us was the cheapest, but it had no WHOIS privacy and you were required to prove you were a US Citizen or company to buy it??? I noped right out

  • Natanox@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Totally fine. The only issue could come from legal implications since the domain registrations are managed by different organisations in different countries (leading to your registration data being an open book with .net domains but most likely unavailable with .nexus). However unless you’re silly enough to host a very gay social media instance using the TLD from god damn Afghanistan you’re probably fine (yes, that happened).