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Having free hosting is great, but you also need a domain in order to get your website online. You could of course use a free subdomain from your web-host, but that generally limits your options and means you cannot transfer your website elsewhere without having to change your URL as well. That's the problem a free domain solves. This list is composed of providers who offer free domains at no charge and give you full DNS control as well as the ability to use your own name-servers (or the name-servers of HelioHost). Free domain providers: .eu.org - Free subdomain with rather complicated registration procedure. But this provider has been around since 1996 and most likely will be around for a long time. Free subdomains are either backlogged greatly or have stopped entirely. Already registered subdomains still work. FreeDomain.one or DNSExit.com - Free Subdomains. Cannot change NS servers but can use most other things like A records. Free .work.gd, .run.place, and .link.pc subdomains. Unfortunately, some domains like .jo3.org seem to be broken. DigitalPlat Domains - WEBSITE/DASHBORD UPDATED DigitalPlat Domain is a nonprofit stewarding free, resilient namespaces so people and organizations everywhere can claim a trusted home on the internet, and we operate and manage public namespaces such as free *.qzz.io, *.dpdns.org domains and one time payment for *.us.kg, *.xx.kg domains, offering free registration and administration to individuals and communities worldwide. Github Search - This is an accumulation of repositories that allow free subdomains or have links to places that have free subdomains. Look around and you might find something you need. Domains.is.a.shop - A curated collection of free subdomains ideal for personal websites, open source projects, portfolio showcases, and innovative online ventures. Find your desired domain here in our little shop, completely free of charge. FreeDNS - A service where people can submit their domains so other people can get subdomains from it. This community oriented nature means there are over 100,000 domains in there pool and many of them can be used to get free subdomains. Source: This list has been made possible using the list from http://getfreedomain.name/, and updates from other admins. Dead links (that may come back):

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Checkout r.gd - offering not only free domains (which are also very short) but also free hosted DNS, nameservers and forwarding service.

How can there be /too many/ free domains? Compared to the list of commercial domains; whichever free listing you come up with; must surely be minute. It should be the individual's choice, which service to pick. The Internet is a world of strict, and ruthless competition, zero tolerance. If you were to provide anything _but_ quality, you'd soon enough find yourself tripping over the edge. Another thing: Personally, I don't consider URL forwarding a proper domain. Unless you have DNS, you could just as well do with any of the free URL shortening services - why bother for a /domain/ - if it's not?

I found a huge list of free domains at http://getfreedomain.name/. I'll work through that list some time soon. Conclusion: there are way too many free domain providers.