What should you check before registering a domain at Porkbun?
Search for the exact name and its ending. Look at its first-year price and what the next term costs. Set up the account and registrant contacts for the person or business responsible for the domain.
Porkbun keeps account contact details and domain registrant details separately. Use a recovery address you can still access if the domain’s email stops working. Check any verification email from the registrar before treating the setup as finished.
What will a standard .com cost at Porkbun?
Porkbun’s listed rates for a standard, non-premium .com are shown below in US dollars. The provider says these prices include ICANN and other fees. Look up your exact name for a premium price or a different ending.
| Action | Public list price |
|---|---|
| Register for one year | US$11.81 |
| Renew for one year | US$11.81 |
| Transfer in | US$11.81. Check the term added during the transfer. |
Where do you connect your website if you use Porkbun?
Find the active nameservers first. If the domain uses Porkbun’s DNS, open DNS Records in its domain controls. Use the exact record your web host asks for and keep unrelated email and verification records.
If another company’s nameservers are active, edit records there. You can leave the domain registered at Porkbun while that service manages the records. Changing nameservers changes the DNS provider for the domain. Prepare a complete copy of the records before making that change.
How do you move a Porkbun domain and keep DNS working?
Changing registrar starts with checking transfer eligibility, unlocking the domain when required and getting the authorization code from Porkbun. Send the code only through the destination registrar’s transfer flow.
Save the site, email and verification records before moving. Ask what happens to the current DNS service after the registrar transfer. For example, a recently registered or transferred .com can be subject to a 60-day transfer lock. If you also need to move DNS and the domain uses DNSSEC, make a separate signing-key plan. Ask how the DS record at the registrar will match the new DNS provider before changing nameservers.
How do you avoid losing access to the name?
Set up two-factor authentication and make sure you can reach the account email. Check the domain’s renewal date and the payment method you’ll use before that date.
If renewal fails or you lose sign-in access, start with Porkbun’s account recovery instructions and the domain status. A domain that expires can stop serving the site or mail. The remaining recovery options depend on the domain ending and how far the expiration has gone.