If you select a web hosting provider as hostmonster, which also have to use a domain registration. And so today I learned that … A "record" is a company that is authorized to issue Internet domain names in ICANN. This service is sold to consumers in the form of an annual fee to register a particular domain name. See here for details: Now it is a common misconception that when you register a domain name, "owners" of that name. Actually when you pay for a domain name, you pay for the rights to use the name and registrar service provides so you can manage that domain. The name is "assigned" to you, but only authorized registrars can "manage" the ICANN domain registrations. When you are the assignee of a domain, you have the right to transfer that name to any other registrar of your choice (something like your phone number). This is protected by law. Beware recorders (not you registered) sending emails or mail that says it's time to renew. This is a sneaky tactic to make the transfer of the administration of your domain (s) assigned to your business. If you receive communications from a record with a name other than your own, watch the fine print. Now web hosting is a totally different service that can be offered by the same company that your domain is registered through. There is no requirement that you use the same company for both, but it is usually easier to handle if you have both services at the same company. Actually, there is another service involved in getting a website until the authoritative name server. This is * the * DNS server that is designated in the following ICANN's DNS as the authority on requests for your domain. Most people use the same company as the registrar to do this, but certainly no need to use the same company. In fact, you can configure the root authority record to point to your server and run the website of that server. You need to have a static IP address and a router that can do port mapping (most). By the way, I use GoDaddy. Com as registrar, it is cheap (less than $ 10 a year with discounts for several years) and provides management functions. My DNS ZoneEdit uses. Com, which is free for five domain names. My web server is run from my home.

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