# dnshe/DNSHE-FreeDomains

🌐 DNSHE Official - Stable & Free Subdomains for Developers. Support 180-day renewal window, Anycast DNS, and REST API. (us.ci, cc.cd, de5.net, ccwu.cc)

Repository: https://github.com/dnshe/DNSHE-FreeDomains
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dnshe-freedomains
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-13T07:54:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 53/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 35, longevity 9
- inputs: {"age_days": 129, "days_push": 81, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13104, forks 249 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:02.098134+00:00)

## What it is
DNSHE Free Domains is a free domain registration and DNS resolution service offering subdomains under public suffixes like us.ci, cc.cd, de5.net, and bot.cd. It provides dashboard-based DNS record management, a REST API for automation, Anycast DNS, and a 180-day renewal window for developers, students, and open-source projects.

## Use cases
- get a free subdomain for a personal blog or portfolio
- register a free domain for an open-source project
- set up DNS records for a testing or CI/CD environment
- get a domain for an AI bot or webhook endpoint
- manage DNS records programmatically via API
- host a SaaS or API endpoint on a free domain
- find a short developer-friendly domain name

## When to choose
- you need a free domain or subdomain without a credit card
- you want API-driven DNS management for automation and CI/CD pipelines
- you are a student, hobbyist, or open-source maintainer needing web infrastructure
- you need full DNS record support (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SRV, CAA) on a free domain

## When to avoid
- you need a top-level domain you fully own and control
- you require guaranteed SLAs or enterprise-grade DNS support
- your project needs a domain with long-term ownership guarantees
- you need email hosting or services beyond DNS resolution

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: networking, http-server, developer-tools, api-framework
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, networking, self-hosted
- platform: cloud, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: free-domains, subdomains, dns-management, anycast-dns, domain-registration, rest-api, public-suffixes, ci-cd-domains, automation, web-server

## Member repositories
- dnshe/DNSHE-FreeDomains (main) score 53

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:02.098134+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:13:31.569948+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dnshe/DNSHE-FreeDomains (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:02.098134+00:00, sha 65f51aa4e993)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.