# DigitalPlatDev/FreeDomain

Free domain registration and practical DNS learning resources for everyone.

Repository: https://github.com/DigitalPlatDev/FreeDomain
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/freedomain
Homepage: https://domain.digitalplat.org
Language: Markdown
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: domain, domain-platform, domains, free, freedomain, domainname, digitalplat, dns, documentation, domain-registration, education, free-domain, internet-infrastructure, nameserver, dns-tutorial
Last push: 2026-08-12T10:36:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 68/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 58
- inputs: {"age_days": 825, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 195859, forks 4240 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:28.414884+00:00)

## What it is
DigitalPlat FreeDomain is a free domain registration service offering extensions like .DPDNS.ORG and .US.KG, with this repository containing its public documentation and DNS learning resources. It includes tutorials guiding users from domain registration through custom nameserver setup to deployment.

## Use cases
- register a free domain name for a personal website
- get a free subdomain for a homelab or self-hosted service
- learn how DNS and nameservers work with a hands-on tutorial
- point a free domain at Cloudflare or another DNS provider
- set up a free domain for a student project or portfolio

## When to choose
- you need a free domain without paying annual registration fees
- you want a real registrable domain with custom nameserver support
- you are learning DNS and want guided, practical documentation

## When to avoid
- you need a top-level domain like .com or .org for a business
- you require guaranteed SLAs or commercial-grade registrar support
- you need WHOIS privacy or transferability of a premium TLD

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: self-hosted, documentation, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, education, self-hosted, documentation
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: free-domains, domain-registration, dns, nameservers, dns-tutorial, internet-infrastructure, web-server

## Member repositories
- DigitalPlatDev/FreeDomain (main) score 68

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:28.414884+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 2026-08-29T16:10:34.868029+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DigitalPlatDev/FreeDomain (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:28.414884+00:00, sha 3cded808d260)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.