# easyDNS

easyDNS is a domain registrar and DNS provider.

Key Resources:

- https://easydns.com/index.md
- https://easydns.com/features.md
- https://easydns.com/blog.md
- https://easydns.com/products/
- https://easydns.com/support/

## Core Pages
- [10 things you absolutely MUST know before you register a domain with anyone](https://easydns.com/10-things-you-absolutely-must-know-before-you-register-a-domain-with-anyone.md): 10 things you absolutely MUST know before you register a domain with anyone The following article was a piece we originally wrote for a marketing page we put up at DomainWarning.com – but we found that a lot of our customers wanted us to keep a copy right here on the website because they were […]
- [About](https://easydns.com/about.md): About easyDNS easyDNS was founded in 1998 by a small group of tech-savvy and individualist friends. Since that time, we have always maintained that the best way to survive in the Internet sector is to focus on your strengths and not try to do everything at once (thereby doing nothing well). We have never advertised, […]
- [Contact EasyDNS](https://easydns.com/contact-us.md): Contact easyDNS Your One-Stop Shop for Digital Awesomeness Got a question, a crazy idea, or just want to nerd out about your online setup? We’re ready to listen (and type furiously). At easyDNS, we’re not just the domain and DNS wizards you know and love-we also deliver premium hosted email that’s secure enough for your […]
- [DNS Hosting](https://easydns.com/dns.md):   DNS HOSTING SERVICE COMPARISON Your Managed DNS Provider for Mission Critical Websites Choosing the right DNS service is crucial for the stability, speed, uptime and security of your online presence. Whether you’re managing a personal website, an ecommerce brand, or a large enterprise network, your DNS service determines how quickly and reliably users can access […]
- [Enterprise DNS](https://easydns.com/dns/enterprise.md): 100% UPTIME GUARANTEE ENTERPRISE DNS Do you?… Require more than 5 million queries per month? Operate one or more domains that absolutely must have 100% DNS Availability? Require 24×7 Support?  Enterprise DNS for Mission Critical Domains & DNS Manage every aspect of your domain using our powerfully easy Control Panel DNS Failover and Host monitoring (3 devices) Ability to modify all common […]
- [High Availability DNS](https://easydns.com/dns/secondary.md):   Achieve High Availability DNS with easyDNS Your Managed DNS Provider for Mission Critical Websites   In today’s digital landscape, every second of downtime can cost you customers, credibility, and revenue. That’s why High Availability DNS isn’t just a luxury-it’s a necessity. At easyDNS, we empower you to keep your domains online, resilient, and lightning-fast, […]

## Posts
- [Bought an expired startup domain. A few days later, I inherited their AWS Root account.](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/07/03/bought-an-expired-startup-domain-a-few-days-later-i-inherited-their-aws-root-account.md): The following was posted by u/eVal64 to Reddit’s r/sysadmin and for some reason was removed by moderators, why, I do not know (from what’s left of the comment thread, perhaps because they think it was written with AI, although the OP admits he used AI for translation). In any case, this is a highly on […]
- [Sporadic Email Delays – RESOLVED](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/06/18/sporadic-email-delays-resolved.md): Some clients may be experiencing sporadic email delays.  We are aware and are investigating the cause.
- [Dropping Zcash / ZEC payment support](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/06/05/dropping-zcash-zec-payment-support.md): Over the past day or so a serious bug in the Zcash Orchard shielded pool source code came to light which casts doubt over the overall integrity of the Zcash ecosystem. It is possible that ZEC was counterfeited within the Orchard shielded pool, and because of the privacy guarantees there is no definitive way to […]
- [GPG-encrypted email forwarding is back, and the mxcrypt relay is now open source](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/05/27/gpg-encrypted-email-forwarding-is-back-and-the-mxcrypt-relay-is-now-open-source.md): Back in 2013 we announced GPG-encrypted email forwarding a way to add your public GPG keys into an email forwarding path so that any mail coming through your mailmap would arrive at its destination GPG encrypted. It was never intended to be end-to-end encryption. What it does provide is encrypted data-at-rest. That means you can […]
- [Things Go Better With Crypto: Introducing GPG Encryption on Your Email Forwarding](https://easydns.com/blog/2013/12/04/behold-add-gpg-encryption-to-your-email-forwarding.md): We are happy to unveil a beta feature for email forwarding: You can now optionally add GPG keys to individual mailmaps so that your forwarded email arrives at its next hop encrypted. This means that if you are forwarding your email to your ISP, office, or third party email provider (including easyMail by easyDNS), the […]
- [New Contact Information Confirmation – Please Verify Your Details When You Log In](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/04/30/new-contact-information-confirmation-please-verify-your-details-when-you-log-in.md): At easyDNS, we are continuously strengthening account security to protect your domains and services. As part of this effort, we have introduced a new Contact Information Confirmation screen that appears when you log into your easyDNS account. What You Will See The next time you log in, you will see either: A Verify User Information […]
- [We screwed up and we own it: The eth.limo sh*tshow is on us.](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/04/18/we-screwed-up-and-we-own-it-the-eth-limo-shtshow-is-on-us.md): It’s never a good sign when you wake up on a Saturday morning and realize your phone has been blowing up since about 4am. Instead of spewing out the usual GPT-generated platitudes around “we take your security very seriously” (even though that is true), I’m just going to lay it out here. Eth.limo was hijacked […]
- [General email delays – RESOLVED](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/04/07/general-email-delays-resolved.md): We had reports from clients overnight of emails being delayed.  We checked into it and saw intermittent delays of a few minutes, up to an hour (in one case) on a small number of emails.  We’ve been keeping an eye on it, tweaked a setting and the delays have been resolved.
- [Email Delays to Outlook servers – RESOLVED](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/04/01/email-delays-to-outlook-servers.md): Clients are reporting delays (from only minutes, up to a few hours) in emails destined for Microsoft managed outlook.com addresses.  This seems to stem from Monday’s Spamhaus RBL block (which was resolved then) since Microsoft uses them along with their own algorithms, so it may take a bit longer to resolve.  We are working on […]
- [Age Verification Now Required For DNS Resolution](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/04/01/age-verification-now-required-for-dns-resolution.md): In anticipation various age verification legislation bills, both here in Canada and in the US, we’ve made the decision to unilaterally and proactively enforce age verification at the DNS resolution level across all services. How it Works: We’ve partnered with Palantir to provide fast ID/KYC services which can verify your age through a simple selfie. […]
- [Spamhaus RBL Block – RESOLVED](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/03/30/spamhaus-rbl-block.md): We are currently working on an issue affecting a few of our customers sending mostly to outlook.com addresses, who are receiving bounces due to a spamhaus block. UPDATE: The spamhaus block is no longer affecting users and we’re continuing to monitor the situation.
- [easyddns: A Mac OSX Dynamic DNS Client](https://easydns.com/blog/2010/10/29/easyddns-a-mac-osx-dynamic-dns-client.md): We’re happy to announce easyddns, a dynamic DNS client for Mac OSX. After noticing a distinct lack of options available from third-party vendors for Mac-based dynamic DNS clients, easyddns has been developed by easyDNS, for easyDNS members and is available here.
- [New Mac DDNS Client for Lion](https://easydns.com/blog/2011/11/21/new-mac-ddns-client-for-lion.md): The new dynamic DNS client for Mac OSX Lion (10.6+) is now available. For those who have been having any difficulties using the earlier client (designed for versions below 10.6), this one is now formatted specifically for use with Lion. Download it from https://kb.easydns.com/knowledge/dynamic-dns/  
- [easydns-mcp: Model Context Protocol server for the REST API now available](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/03/25/easydns-mcp-model-context-protocol-server-for-the-rest-api-now-available.md): We’re watching the rise of agentic computing happen in real time. Tools like OpenClaw and its derivatives are spreading like wildfire, and services from Anthropic and OpenAI are making it increasingly practical to automate interactive workflows.  This is the next big technology shift and it’s here, and it’s happening right now. As these agents move […]
- [Scheduled Maintenance: Outbound Mail Server Upgrade (March 16, 3:00am–6:00am EDT)](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/02/11/scheduled-maintenance-outbound-mail-server-upgrade-march-16-300am-600am-edt.md): On March 16th between 3:00am and 6:00am EDT, we will be performing a scheduled maintenance window affecting our outgoing mail server: mailout.easymail.ca What We’re Doing During this window, we will be upgrading the outbound mail flow so that all SMTP connections are routed through an enhanced spam filtering layer. This change is part of our […]
- [SSL Certificate Lifetimes Are Shrinking: What the New 47-Day TLS Certificate Rules Mean](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/03/09/ssl-certificate-lifetime-changes-47-day-certificates.md): The CA/Browser Forum has approved a plan to reduce SSL/TLS certificate lifetimes over the next few years. Here’s the timeline and what organizations should expect. Last updated: March 2026 The rules for SSL certificate lifetimes are changing again. The CA/Browser Forum — the industry body that sets the policies for publicly trusted TLS certificates — […]
- [Scheduled Maintenance: cPanel Database Server Restarts](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/02/17/scheduled-maintenance-cpanel-database-server-restarts.md): We will be performing scheduled updates on a number of our cPanel servers over the coming days. As part of this work, the database service will be restarted on each server. During the restart, there will be a brief service interruption affecting database-driven websites and applications. Maintenance Window:Monday–Friday, somewhere between 3:00am–5:00am ESTWe will complete 1–2 […]
- [Google Is Ending POP “Check Mail from Other Accounts” — Here’s What It Means for easyMAIL Users](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/01/14/google-is-ending-pop-check-mail-from-other-accounts-heres-what-it-means-for-easymail-users.md): Google has announced that Gmail will no longer support the “Check mail from other accounts” feature that fetches messages from third-party mailboxes via POP into your Gmail account. You can read Google’s official notice here:https://support.google.com/mail/answer/16604719?hl=en What’s Changing? If you currently use Gmail on the web to pull mail from your easyMAIL (or any third-party) mailbox […]
- [Policy Cleanup: Same Rules, Clearer Wording](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/02/06/policy-cleanup-same-rules-clearer-wording.md): At easyDNS, we believe policies should be readable by actual humans. So we’ve recently done a cleanup of our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Takedown Policy to make them clearer, better organized, and easier to navigate. To be crystal clear: nothing about how we operate has changed — this is strictly a documentation refresh. […]
- [Registrations (except .ca) on pause – RESOLVED](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/02/03/registrations-except-ca-on-pause-resolved.md): Currently new domain registrations are on pause due to increased latency and error rates in one of our upstream vendor’s API.  It is being investigated and we’ll update this post when new information is available. UPDATE at 17:12 EST: Registrations are working again.
- [Can x402 save the Open Source Software movement?](https://easydns.com/blog/2026/01/10/can-x402-save-the-open-source-software-movement.md): How this forgotten result code can redefine the Internet. It is impossible to overstate the importance of Open Source Software in our lives today. Open source initiatives like Unix, Linux, *BSD power somewhere north of 75% to 90% of the net connected servers worldwide, same goes for the vast majority of web servers (Apache, nginx), […]
- [easyDNS now accepts Zcash (ZEC) payments](https://easydns.com/blog/2025/12/31/easydns-now-accepts-zcash-zec-payments.md): Yes — easyDNS now accepts Zcash (ZEC). If you’re looking for a domain registrar or web host that accepts Zcash, you can now pay for easyDNS services using ZEC at checkout. A long tradition of crypto “firsts” at easyDNS Adding Zcash follows our track record of firsts in the emerging cryptocurrency space, with real-world utility […]
- [easyDNS Holiday Hours 2025](https://easydns.com/blog/2025/12/18/easydns-holiday-hours-2025.md): Here are the hours of our Support team during this holiday season. 22 December – normal business hours (8:30am-6pm EST) 23 December – normal business hours (8:30am-6pm EST) 24 December – we are closing at 3pm EST 25 December – CLOSED 26 December – open from 8:30am to 3pm EST 27 December – normal business […]
- [Maintenance Update: PDU Replacement Completed](https://easydns.com/blog/2025/11/20/maintenance-update-pdu-replacement-completed.md): The PDU replacement maintenance has been successfully completed with no service interruptions. All systems are back to normal operation. If you notice any issues, please contact support. Thank you for your understanding.
- [Maintenance Update: PDU Replacement Beginning](https://easydns.com/blog/2025/11/20/maintenance-update-pdu-replacement-beginning.md): We are now starting the scheduled PDU replacement maintenance in our data center at approximately 5:00 PM today. As a reminder, this involves replacing power units to enhance infrastructure reliability. Systems have redundant power, so no interruptions are expected, but we’ll monitor closely for any issues. We’ll provide an update once complete. Thank you for […]

## Pages
- [easyDNS Subscription Block Pricing](https://easydns.com/easydns-subscription-block-pricing-2.md): easyDNS Subscription Blocks ​Please click ​HERE TO LOGIN ​and choose an easyDNS Subscription Block easyDNS Enterprise DNS Includes: • Primary DNS service• Secondary DNS service• 4 Anycast clouds – 25 nameserver locations • 100% DNS Uptime SLA • Domain registration not included when in subscription block • No contracts or set up fees • easySMTP [Outbound SMTP […]
- [Report Abuse](https://easydns.com/abuse-report.md): Report Abuse Form submissions received will be viewed by appropriate staff members within 24 hours of reception and email responses will be provided when applicable. For concerns where easyDNS is NOT the web host or email provider, you can find the provider at https://hostingchecker.com/ and you can then research that hosting provider to find their […]
- [Privacy Policy](https://easydns.com/privacy-policy.md): Privacy Policy Last updated: February 2026 easyDNS Technologies Inc. (“easyDNS”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our customers (“you”, “Customer”, “Client”) worldwide. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you use our services, including domain registration, DNS hosting, email, web hosting, and related […]
- [easyMail Email Defence](https://easydns.com/email/email-defense.md): Email Defense Service easyMail Email Defense Service (EDS) is an all-in-one email security solution designed to protect against modern threats. By combining multiple layers of protection at both the Gateway and API levels, it eliminates the need for multiple products. Phishing attacks, email fraud, and business email compromise (BEC) are stopped before they ever reach […]
- [Register Your .ART Domain Here](https://easydns.com/domains/register-art-domain.md): Search We’re announcing a fantastic new promotion around the highly sought after .ART domain extension. Not only are we reducing the price by more than 50%, we’re also including DNS for plumbing all your services and offer 1 month of free easyPress Wordpress hosting ($9 value) to utilize your domain to the fullest!! That is […]
- [easyDNS – DNS, Domains, Web and Email Hosting Since 1998](https://easydns.com/homepage.md): Domains Every website begins with your name GET ONE HERE 501 NEW Top Level Domains DNS World’s first (and most trusted) managed DNS since 1998 SEE DNS OPTIONS Domains, DNS hosting, Web and Email. Reliable. Rock Solid. Clueful.   Web Hosting – Easy and Fast WordPress/cPanel and Custom Easy, fast, secure, 100% managed W.P. updates. Affordable […]
- [.ABOGADO](https://easydns.com/domains/abogado.md):   Register your .ABOGADO Domain Here Your Managed Provider for Mission Critical Websites
- [Escape the DNS Price Hike Nightmare: Switch to easyDNS for Reliable, Affordable DNS Without the Drama](https://easydns.com/escape-the-dns-price-hike-nightmare-switch-to-easydns-for-reliable-affordable-dns-without-the-drama.md):   ESCAPE THE DNS PRICE HIKE NIGHTMARE Switch to easyDNS for Reliable, Affordable DNS Without the Drama Tired of those “surprise” price increases from DigiCert DNS, UltraDNS, and DNSMadeEasy? We hear you-next month, their costs are skyrocketing, turning what should be simple DNS management into a budget-busting headache. At easyDNS, we’ve been keeping things steady […]
- [Get Triggered](https://easydns.com/triggered.md): TRIGGER Alert! We’re thrilled to sponsor Triggernometry, an exemplar of open dialogue and challenging constrained narratives. If you’re a Triggernometry listener you will love our #AxisOfEasy! This isn’t just another newsletter! BOR-ING It’s a concise, hard-hitting weekly digest that covers all matters: Privacy, Censorship, Surveillance Capitalism, and Cybersecurity. easyDNS: Lots of spine, never woke Trust […]
- [Bulk DNS Subscription Blocks](https://easydns.com/easydns-subscription-block-pricing.md):   BULK DNS HOSTING SERVICE Your Managed DNS Provider for Mission Critical Websites Reliable DNS is the backbone of your online presence, impacting speed, uptime, and security. For customers managing large volumes of domains, our bulk DNS pricing offers top-tier performance at the most competitive rates. easyDNS provides scalable, advanced anycast DNS solutions with premium […]
- [Abuse Report Received](https://easydns.com/abuse-report-received.md): Abuse Report Received Thank you for contacting easyDNS. Please note: if easyDNS is the domain name registrar only, we cannot comment on the content available on the website of concern. If required, we will get in touch with you shortly.
- [easyDNS: DNS, Domains, Web and Email Hosting Since 1998](https://easydns.com/homepage-cyberweek-sale.md): Domains, DNS hosting, Web and Email. Reliable. Rock Solid. Clueful. Web Hosting – Easy and Fast WordPress/cPanel and Custom Easy, fast, secure, 100% managed W.P. updates. Affordable and custom plans for any application. Guaranteed. Check it out EasyMail Professional Email Hosting Get professional email to match your domain name. Private, secure IMAP email hosting. Yourname@Yourdomain.com Check […]
- [Set and Forget DNSSEC™](https://easydns.com/dns/dnssec.md): Setting up easyDNSSEC™Refer to the Knowledge Base for detailed instructions on enabling DNSSEC for your domains.   (a.k.a Set And Forget DNSSEC™) What DNSSEC is DNSSEC stands for DNS Security Extensions. It was designed many years ago as a way to cryptographically sign DNS records so that when a DNSSEC enabled resolver looks up a DNSSEC […]
- [Register Your .TO Domain Here](https://easydns.com/domains/register-to-domain.md): .TO can be used as a Domain for Toronto (it’s really the ccTLD for Tonga, but we’ll keep quiet if you will 😉 Using a .TO Domain speaks to Torontonians to help you gain local prominance in our world-class city. Note to web.to customers: web.to has been integrated into the main easyDNS site, use your […]
- [Web3: Welcome To The Decentralized Revolution](https://easydns.com/web3-welcome-to-the-decentralized-revolution.md): We’ve been around since the beginning: Web1 (or just “the world wide web”), when it was read-only Web 2.0 – when APIs and P2P made it read-and-write and now, Web3 – where decentralization puts self-ownership of date and the transmission of value directly into the hands of the user – thats you. We’re doing what we […]
- [Domains](https://easydns.com/domains.md)
- [9 Rules for Never Losing Your Domain Again](https://easydns.com/9-rules-for-never-losing-your-domain-again.md): 9 Rules for Never Losing Your Domain Again We wrote this paper because we see it happen all too often… Imagine at long last the moment arrives, it’s finally time to kick off that project you’ve had in your mind’s eye for years. You knew it was inspired and game-changing from the moment you conceived […]
- [Web Hosting](https://easydns.com/hosting.md): WEB HOSTINGcPanel – Plesk – Managed Wordpress H1: — EasyDNS Web Hosting Services: Reliable, Secure, and High-Performance Solutions for Your Business — First para after H1 — Get reliable web hosting with easyDNS, offering secure servers, powerful solutions, and a user-friendly website builder to support your business needs. Managed WordPress, cPanel, and domain services ensure […]
- [Welcome To Your Mad Scientist’s Lab…](https://easydns.com/features.md):   This place is somewhat like a mad scientist’s lab for your domain names. Contrast with most registrars or web hosting providers, the easyDNS platform goes far beyond the bare minimum DNS control, with the myriad features available here, some of them only available here you can make your domain do whatever you need it to […]
- [Email Hosting](https://easydns.com/email.md)
- [Pricing DNS Only](https://easydns.com/pricing-dns.md):   Anycast DNS Pricing Managed DNS for Mission Critical Websites DNS Only Domain + DNS These packages: Use our DNS and Services. Keep Your Existing Registrar   ANYCAST DNS STANDARD     ANYCAST DNS PRO     ANYCAST ENTERPRISE DNS   Price $20 Yearly $40 Yearly $153 Yearly DNS Features Resource Records Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited […]
- [Failover DNS](https://easydns.com/features/failover-dns.md): Failover DNS  Failover DNS involves monitoring one of your resources for availability. If the system detects that your web server, for example, is offline or unreachable, it will automatically update your DNS settings with a new value and direct traffic to a different location. The following protocols can be monitored: HTTP HTTPS FTP PING SMTP […]

## Optional
- [Full AI-readable index](https://easydns.com/llms-full.txt): Deeper Markdown index of public content.
- [Posts index](https://easydns.com/llms-posts.txt): Supplemental index for this content type.
- [Pages index](https://easydns.com/llms-pages.txt): Supplemental index for this content type.
- [Markdown sitemap](https://easydns.com/sitemap-md.xml): XML sitemap containing Markdown alternate URLs.
- [Structured JSON index](https://easydns.com/wp-json/easypress-markdown/v1/index): Paginated JSON index for automation.
- [Canonical website](https://easydns.com/): Human-facing site remains the canonical source of truth.