Domain Registration

Every website on the Internet is identified by a series of numbers: the IP address. This numeric code is what computers use to connect to the server that hosts the website so that they can access its content.

Ma, of course, having to remember a set of numbers for each website we want to visit is not practical at all. This is why people (unlike computers) use domains to identify websites.

The domain consists of a series of letters or figures (or a combination of both) that we use to represent the IP address of a website. The address is what you type in the browser; for example, "CanguroHosting.com", our domain.

In short, it's like when you go to call someone and look through their mobile contacts, instead of dialing each digit of their number.

Whois is a public directory through which we can know "who" owns an IP address or domain. We previously use WHOIS to know some details of the owner, such as their name, address, telephone number and email address. Furthermore, it can also help us identify whether a domain is already registered or not.

For most domains, details about the owner are hidden, but you can find useful information in the whois directory. This will see when the domain will expire, what is the status of the transfer, who is responsible for registering the domain, who to contact in case of abuse, and which nameservers are in use.

You don't need anything special to register a domain. Although some very specific extensions have requirements, such as that you reside in the geographic area the domain belongs to.

The minimum time you can register a domain is 1 year, when it is time to re-register you will receive an email notification to remind you that it is about to expire.