In order for the site to start working, you need to allocate space for it on the hosting and assign a domain. The selection of a domain name is not a mandatory requirement, it is intended only to simplify access to the service. Otherwise, interaction with the site would be carried out only at the address
www.example.com instead of 192.168.1.1
The domain is intellectual property, it must be registered, if necessary - extended. It is impossible to cancel the registration without the consent of the owner.
List of all domains
Existing domains:
- us;
- us.com;
- us.org;
- kids.us;
- dni.us;
- fed.us;
- isa.us;
- kids.us;
- nsn.us;
Of which.us is the ccTLD.
Domains that refer to states are second-level domains such as.ny.us (New York),.sd.us (South Dakota),.wa.us (Washington), etc. Their number is 50.
Besides these, there are 5 more that belong to the District of Columbia and other territories such as Puerto Rico (.pr.us) or the Virgin Islands (.vi.us) etc.
Alternative domains -.us.com,.us.org. National institutions use the domain.dni.us,.fed.us hosts the government as an alternative to.gov. The American Indian domain is.nsn.us. There is a domain dedicated to American children under 13 -.kids.us.
Main domain
US ccTLD is. US.
Exists since 1985. Registration will cost $ 16-20, depending on the selected registrar. It is popular all over the world, especially in the UK, Eurozone countries. Corporate, travel sites, portals with entertainment content are registered on the domain. Buying a US domain is relevant for business development, promotion of services and products in the US.
Key features.
- Registration is available to residents of all US states and territories.
- You can register an account on the official website of the registry
- Data is updated in Whois every 15 minutes.
- No support for IDNs.
- The allowed length of the site name is from 3 to 64 characters.
- There is no service to hide personal data.
Registration is available for a period of 1 to 10 years. Upon expiration, the domain can be extended for up to 10 years, for this 36 days are given. The same amount will be required in order to recover after the expiration of the US domain. After this time, the domain is blocked for 5 days and removed from the registry.
Domain can be transferred, but this option is not available for 60 days after the entry is made inregistry. The transfer is carried out in the presence of a secret key. The process takes no more than 15 days.
State Domains
There are domains in the US that refer directly to cities.
Domain names:
- boston;
- miami;
- nyc;
- vegas.
Using a US domain name, it's easy to tell which state each belongs to.
Allowed for registration by individuals and organizations. Such domains, like the national one, are registered for a period of 1 to 10 years. The site name must contain no more than 63 characters. Other naming requirements:
- must start and end with a letter or number, not a dash;
- dash cannot be 3rd and 4th characters;
- name can include latin letters, numbers, dashes;
- should not contain a space.
ICANN rules guarantee that a domain can be renewed within 40 days at no additional charge other than the registration itself. It is important to consider that the domain will not work after the end of the registration time. Therefore, payment will be required for renewal. This is followed by a grace period of 30 days. At this time, the renewal will cost more.
Other domains
The rest include domains such as:
- us.com;
- us.org;
- kids.us.
These domains include first and second level names. It is important to note that some registry operators may not support direct registration. Requirements toname selection and registration process is the same as for top-level domain names.
Minimum registration period is one year.
The procedure takes a few minutes. Domain names must consist of a maximum of 63 characters, begin with a letter or number, must not include Cyrillic characters, it is forbidden to use a space. Numbers and dashes can be used in the site name.
For a US domain of this type, the “Authorized person” service is issued, with the help of which issues related to restrictions on domain registration are resolved. If there is a need to transfer a domain, then for this you need to change the contact details of the owner. By default, WHOIS information is open, it is possible to activate the service and hide the data. Grace time - 40 days, during which US domains are renewed at no additional charge. But at the end of the registration period, it must be renewed. After 40 days, another month is given to restore the domain, for which an additional renewal fee is charged.
Registration process
How to create a domain? Registration is as follows.
- The domain name of interest is selected.
- The name of the site is reserved, it is pre-checked whether it is free.
- If a match is found, registration is not allowed.
- If this name is taken, some services offer their own options, you can choose a similar one from them.
Registration takes a few minutes, soThus, the site starts working almost instantly.
