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popowich · 5 Apr 2021, 10:13 PM

> would you rather trust your webhost to also take care of the domain registration

Probably exceptions, but my generic answer is no. DNS is not a service that makes service providers or web hosting companies money. They provide it for user convenience (bundling) and because it helps you to "stick" to their other services. Other times it's quietly outsourced. For DNS, if you care, go with a provider who focuses on DNS. There is an implication above the web hosting is paying the registration bill for you. Who owns the domain? Can you transfer it to other DNS servers if you choose to leave their service?

I didn't mention the difference between DNS Registrar and DNS Hosting yet. It's perfectly fine for those to be separated too. For many of my personal domains, GoDaddy is the registrar and AWS Route 53 for the DNS Hosting.

5 Apr 2021, 10:13 PM	#9
popowich Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 263 Representative of: EmailQuestions.com	> would you rather trust your webhost to also take care of the domain registration Probably exceptions, but my generic answer is no. DNS is not a service that makes service providers or web hosting companies money. They provide it for user convenience (bundling) and because it helps you to "stick" to their other services. Other times it's quietly outsourced. For DNS, if you care, go with a provider who focuses on DNS. There is an implication above the web hosting is paying the registration bill for you. Who owns the domain? Can you transfer it to other DNS servers if you choose to leave their service? I didn't mention the difference between DNS Registrar and DNS Hosting yet. It's perfectly fine for those to be separated too. For many of my personal domains, GoDaddy is the registrar and AWS Route 53 for the DNS Hosting.