Domain names: claim yours
Check whether the name is free, then register it in seconds. Managed DNS zone, private WHOIS and transfer lock are included, at no extra cost.
In short
A domain name at Fly-Serv costs between £12.44 and £66.39 for the first year depending on the extension, then renews every year. Both prices sit side by side in the table below: on .fr, .net and .biz, the renewal costs exactly what the first year cost. The DNS zone, private WHOIS where the extension allows it, and the transfer lock come with every domain.
Every extension and its price
The renewal column is the one nobody checks, and it is the one you pay every year after the first. It is here, right beside the entry price, for all nineteen extensions.
| Extension | First year | Renewal | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| .fr | £16.59/yr | £16.59/yr | None |
| .com | £20.74/yr | £24.89/yr | +£4.15 |
| .net | £20.74/yr | £20.74/yr | None |
| .org | £20.74/yr | £29.04/yr | +£8.30 |
| .eu | £12.44/yr | £16.59/yr | +£4.15 |
| .be | £12.44/yr | £16.59/yr | +£4.15 |
| .icu | £12.44/yr | £24.89/yr | +£12.45 |
| .me | £16.59/yr | £41.49/yr | +£24.90 |
| .top | £24.89/yr | £29.04/yr | +£4.15 |
| .xyz | £24.89/yr | £29.04/yr | +£4.15 |
| .club | £33.19/yr | £45.64/yr | +£12.45 |
| .biz | £37.34/yr | £37.34/yr | None |
| .info | £37.34/yr | £49.79/yr | +£12.45 |
| .online | £37.34/yr | £62.24/yr | +£24.90 |
| .site | £37.34/yr | £53.94/yr | +£16.60 |
| .blog | £41.49/yr | £45.64/yr | +£4.15 |
| .vip | £49.79/yr | £53.94/yr | +£4.15 |
| .mobi | £53.94/yr | £82.99/yr | +£29.05 |
| .io | £66.39/yr | £70.54/yr | +£4.15 |
Prices per year, tax included. Renewal is annual and is managed from your client area.
Included with every domain
None of the following is a paid add-on: it is what you get with any extension on the list.
Managed DNS zone
You create and edit your A, AAAA, CNAME, MX and TXT records from the client area. That is what lets you point the domain at your game server, your VPS or your mail provider, without depending on anyone.
Private WHOIS
Your details are replaced by the provider's in the public directory, wherever the extension's registry allows it. Without it, your name, address and phone number are readable by anyone — and harvested by cold callers within hours of registration.
Transfer lock
The domain cannot move to another provider until you lift the lock yourself. It is the basic protection against domain hijacking, and it is active from the moment you register.
Yearly renewal
No multi-year commitment required to get the advertised price. You renew year by year, at the price in the renewal column.
Choosing your domain name
The extension matters as much as the name
.com remains the default for an international project; a country extension such as .fr signals where you operate and reassures a local audience. Themed extensions — .club, .blog, .site — hold up when the name they follow speaks for itself, but they start with a recognition handicap: someone typing your name from memory will try .com first.
Short, speakable, no traps out loud
The test that settles it: say the name to someone over the phone. If you have to spell it, or add « with a hyphen » or « double l », the name will cost you visitors every time it is passed on by voice. Hyphens and digits are the two most common traps.
- Avoid hyphens: they vanish when spoken and get confused with the hyphen-free domain.
- Avoid digits: « 4 » or « for », « 2 » or « to » — nobody knows which one you took.
- Check the name does not read as something else once run together, without spaces or capitals.
Check it is free of trademarks, not just free
An available domain is not necessarily usable: a registered trademark on the same name can take it from you afterwards, through a formal procedure. A few minutes on the relevant trademark database before registering saves you from building a community on a name you will have to change.
Register early, even before the project is settled
A domain is registered by the year and cannot be shared: whoever takes it first keeps it. If you are torn between two names for a server or a community, taking both costs less than buying one back later, where the price is no longer the one in the table but whatever the holder asks.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a domain name cost?
At Fly-Serv, from £12.44 to £66.39 for the first year depending on the extension, then the renewal price every year after. The .fr is £16.59 the first year and £16.59 on renewal; the .com is £20.74 then £24.89. The price depends on the extension, not on the name you choose: a short name costs no more than a long one.
Why is the renewal price different from the first one?
Because the registries that run each extension set their own rates, and because many providers sell the first year below cost to draw people in. On our grid the gap is visible in the table: nil on .fr, .net and .biz, and at most £29.05 on .me. That is the column to check before choosing, since it is the one you pay every year after the first.
What happens if I do not renew?
The domain first enters a grace period during which you can still recover it at the normal price, then a redemption phase that costs more, before dropping back into the public pool. The durations depend on the extension. In practice: as long as you react within days of expiry, you lose nothing.
Can I use the domain for my game server?
Yes, it is the most common use: you create an A record pointing to your server's IP address, and your players connect to play.mysite.com instead of a string of digits. The included DNS zone also lets you create as many subdomains as you need — one per server, for instance.
Is private WHOIS really included?
Yes, at no extra cost, for every extension whose registry allows it. Some national registries require certain data to be published, so anonymisation there is partial or impossible — that is a registry rule, not a provider choice. The client area shows what is masked for your extension.
Can I transfer a domain I hold elsewhere?
Yes. You unlock it at your current provider, retrieve the authorisation code they give you, then start the transfer from your client area. A transfer usually adds a year to the remaining term, so nothing is lost. Allow five to seven days for generic extensions.
Do I need hosting as well as the domain?
A domain is an address, not storage: on its own it only points at something. A website needs hosting; a game server needs the server. You are not obliged to buy both in the same place, though: the included DNS zone lets you point the domain at any provider.
How long before the domain works?
Registration is immediate and the name is yours as soon as you pay. DNS propagation — the time it takes for servers worldwide to learn where your domain points — runs from a few minutes to a few hours depending on the operator, rarely more than half a day.
Got a name in mind?
Check whether it is free — the extension is added for you if you leave it out.
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