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==Buying a new domain==
==Buying a new domain==
[https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/ Cloudflare Registrar] supports registering domains on many top level domains.
For TLDs not supported by Cloudflare, I recommend using [https://porkbun.com/ https://porkbun.com/] to purchase a new domain. 


I recommend using [https://porkbun.com/ https://porkbun.com/] to purchase a new domain. 
Many registrars have low initial prices but high renewal prices.   
They are a US registrar based out of Oregan. 
In my experience, their website is very clean and intuitive and their prices are typically cheaper than Namecheap. 
Other registrars typically have low initial prices but high renewal prices.   
If you want you can buy from some other registrar and transfer to Porkbun, but the effort typically isn't worth the few dollars in savings.


In general, I recommend buying a .com, .net, .info, or .org domain.  
In general, I recommend buying a .com, .net, .info, or .org domain.  
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==Setup==
==Setup==
I recommend using Cloudflare to manage your DNS.  
I recommend using Cloudflare to manage your DNS.  
They have a very useful free tier.
They have a very useful free tier and offer DDOS protection if you proxy through them.


==Records==
==Records==