.dev Domains
.dev domain registration: encryption built in, prices shown up front
Software people claimed this one, and it sits among the handful of extensions where HTTPS is built in rather than optional. Browsers refuse plain HTTP here, so a .dev site arrives encrypted on its first request. Register from $15.99/yr — with the renewal figure printed right there beside it.
.dev
Extension
Printed
Renewal beside the price
Live
Availability results
Free
DNS management
The Extension
Why .dev?
Portfolios, API documentation, small tools, weekend projects, engineering blogs: they all sound right on .dev, which is why the trade adopted it. A technical quirk sits underneath too. The whole zone is on the browsers' HSTS preload list, so nothing at a .dev address opens over plain HTTP, whatever the server offers. Encryption comes from the rulebook here, not from a decision you remember on launch day.
So an SSL certificate stops being a nicety and turns into a requirement. Ours come free with hosting, which means it costs you nothing extra. The tag carries the first-year figure and the renewal figure together, WHOIS privacy included.
Good Fit
.dev works best for
- Developer portfolios and engineering blogs
- Documentation, tooling and API reference sites
- Side projects and open-source homes
- Agencies who want client dev environments on a neat address
On the Shelf
Included with every domain
HTTPS enforced
Preloaded HSTS across the whole extension: browsers will open a .dev site over encrypted connections only.
Says what you do
If you write software for a living, the extension already states your trade.
Free SSL with hosting
Host with us and the certificate .dev insists on gets issued automatically, free of charge.
Common Questions
Questions about .dev
Why won't my .dev site load without SSL?
Browsers carry the .dev zone on their HSTS preload list, so they refuse to connect over anything but HTTPS. Put the site on our hosting and the certificate turns up on its own. In practice you never notice the rule.
Can anyone register a .dev domain?
Yes. Anyone anywhere can register one, and the only catch is the HTTPS-only behaviour, which belongs to the extension itself rather than to any registration rule you have to satisfy.
Is .dev only for personal developer sites?
No. Firms park documentation, engineering blogs, status pages and developer-facing products on it. Where the readers are technical, a .dev address sounds like it belongs.
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