DreamHost DomReg FAQs

You can purchase a domain registration on your DreamHost account panel at Manage Registrations or through one of the many domain registrars that are available. But it’s easier to manage everything on a single account. So, if you have hosting on your DreamHost account, it makes it easier to manage your domain registrations on your DreamHost account as well. 

There are other reasons to register a domain with DreamHost:

• The purchase can be done through your account panel using a credit card.
• Domains purchased are registered within 15 minutes of completing the purchase form, so it’s quick and easy.
• With an annual Shared Starter, Shared, or DreamPress hosting plan, purchasing your domain name is free (for the first year). But this only applies to certain domains.
• Domain names have a maximum character length of 67 characters.
• You can modify your domain registration and manage it yourself through the panel.
• DreamHost offers privacy protection free of charge for supported domains, whereas many registrars charge a hefty fee for this feature.

At their core, every domain registrar offers the same thing. There is no difference in the core domain registration service every registrar provides. Below are important features that individual registrars do have control of and how DreamHost compares to each one, which you'll want to take into consideration:

Free WHOIS privacy

The majority of registrars charge you an additional fee to make your WHOIS information private. DreamHost offers this free of charge. 

The price that is charged to customers per domain, per year

Prices are set in the mid-range of the price scale with no minimum commitment. You can view the current list of TLD prices on this page. Many providers that offer lower prices require bulk purchases of some sort or extra services to be purchased in conjunction with the registration. 

The interface that customers can use to register, modify, transfer, renew, pay for, and generally manage their domain registrations

DreamHost prides itself on making all aspects of managing your domain registration fast and easy to use, as well as fully automated and available at any time right through your DreamHost panel. 

The stability, speed, and security of that interface

The DreamHost registration interface is built on the same foundation as its web hosting, which was started in 1996. Every day, DreamHost is responsible for the uninterrupted service of over one million websites. More than 4,500 Linux servers keep this system up and running at a blazing speed. System administrators take an active stance toward security and keep full backups of all customer and internal data so it may be recovered quickly in the case of a catastrophic failure. 

The level of service provided to the customer 

DreamHost offers a high level of customer service and is consistently rated for exemplary performance by third parties several times. For example, DreamHost has been recognized by PCMag and awarded their Business Choice Award. 

The domain registration agreement to which you must agree 

The DreamHost Domain Registration Terms of Agreement is publicly available for you to review.

If you sign up for a Shared web hosting plan, DreamHost offers free registration for a few selected domains. Please refer to the Free Registration article for more information.

To qualify for one free domain registration credit for the first full year, you must sign up for a 1-year or 3-year annual plan on a Shared Starter, Shared Unlimited, or any annual DreamPress plan (monthly Shared or monthly DreamPress plans do not apply). This free credit is not available under any other hosting plan.

You must also use the free registration within the first month of your annual Shared/DreamPress plan. If you do not use the free registration within the first month, then it's no longer available to use. Please visit the following pages to view more details:

• Domain Registration Terms
• Sign up for Shared Hosting

Yes. DreamHost allows you to register multiple domain names, such as example.net, example.store, and example.club, in a single sign-up process through the panel.

You can read more about how to register multiple domains in this article.

You can check if the domain you want is available in your panel on the Manage Registrations page:

• Enter your desired domain name in the box and click the Search button.
• The panel checks to see if the domain is currently available for you to register.

If you do not have a DreamHost account yet, you can also check for domain availability on this page.

To view a list of your registered domains, simply navigate to the Manage Registrations page.

The bottom portion of this page displays any domains you registered through DreamHost.

Yes. You can make various changes to your registered domains in the panel, such as adjusting privacy settings, nameservers, WHOIS information, and more. Any domain modification you make occurs immediately.

DreamHost currently offers the standard .com, .net, .org, and .info domains and hundreds of other unique domain extensions. See this page to search for a list of domain extensions with pricing that DreamHost supports.

If you do not have a DreamHost account yet, you can also check for domain availability and pricing on this page.

Premium domain names are short and easy-to-remember names that can potentially increase traffic to your website. These domains are already registered by someone else but are for sale at a premium price. The following are a few examples:

• carsautos.com
• vacation.fun
• design.fashion

Unfortunately, DreamHost does not currently sell premium domain registrations at this time. If you'd like to purchase a premium domain registration, you need to register it directly with Enom or another registrar selling them.

After purchasing the domain registration, you can host the site on your DreamHost account like any other domain.