New generic extensionSince 2014
.community domain registration
The extension of community: for the people of a neighborhood or a town, or those who share one interest, for anyone building a place where people meet, not just a site they read.
Score card
.community in six cells
Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.
- Trust
- 3 out of 5
- Easy to remember
- 3 out of 5
- Global reach
- 2 out of 5
- Price stability
- 4 out of 5
- Short names available
- 4 out of 5
- Local meaning
- 1 out of 5
Overview
What is .community
The word community means a society or a group: people brought together by a place, an interest or a cause. .community entered the internet’s root in 2014 and is run by Binky Moon, LLC; it is longer than most extensions, but its meaning is clear to anyone who knows a little English.
.community suits forums and neighborhood groups, developer and designer communities, civic initiatives that bring volunteers together, and any brand that wants a place where its customers talk to each other. It clearly tells visitors their voice is heard here, not that they’re only readers passing through.
With us the first year comes with an offer, and the renewal costs a little more. The word’s length makes it harder on a sign and over the phone, and some people may misspell it; so choose a short name before it. If your group is in Egypt, put its city or neighborhood in the name, so every member knows it’s their group.
- Type
- New generic extension (new gTLD)
- In the root since
- January 23, 2014
- Name’s origin
- community
- Responsible body
- Binky Moon, LLC
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Names in Arabic
- Supported (IDN)
Who it suits
For your field: is .community the best fit?
Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .community says in each, and which extension completes it.
A forum or discussion group
Excellent · The first choice
A place where people ask and answer each other; the name says so before they come in.
Register it with.community.com
A neighborhood or town group
Excellent · The first choice
For neighbors who share news and help; the neighborhood’s name before it tells a neighbor the page is from here.
Register it with.community.city
A civic or volunteer initiative
Good · A good fit with .org
.community says it’s for the people, and .org says it’s a non-profit organization.
Register it with.org.community
A brand’s customer community
Good · A good fit
A space where your customers talk and learn from each other; your store or site stays on .com.
Register it with.com.community
A developer or designer community
Good · A good fit
For anyone bringing people of one craft together around their questions and meetups.
Register it with.community.tech
A store or trading company
Consider another · Consider .com
Customers want to buy quickly, and a long word doesn’t say you sell.
Register it with.com.store
What it does for you
What you gain when you register it
A place to talk
The name invites visitors to join in and ask, not to read and leave.
An identity for the group
jiran-giza.community is an address every member feels is theirs.
Email in the group’s name
info@jiran-giza.community for correspondence, instead of a personal address that changes with the organizer.
Names still free
Short names are easier to find in it than in .com.
And where its value shows
In the neighborhood group chat
One link for news and help.
On an initiative’s poster
The reader knows they’re invited.
In search results
Says the page is a discussion, not an ad.
In the organizer’s signature
The group’s name before theirs.
Pros and cons
What you should know before you register
Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.
Pros
- 01Says the place belongs to its people, not only its owner
- 02Its meaning is clear to anyone who knows English
- 03A first-year offer, with a renewal only a little higher
- 04Short names are easier to find in it than in .com
- 05Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing
Cons
- 01A long word on a sign and over the phone
- 02Some people may misspell it
- 03Less familiar than .com and .org
- 04Says nothing about your country
Rules
Registration terms for .community
What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- Documents
- None required
- Name length
- Up to 63 characters
- Characters
- a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
- Names in Arabic
- Supported (IDN)
- Registration term
- 1 to 10 years
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Privacy protection
- Optional, for a separate fee
- Transfer
- 60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term
Life cycle
From registration until the name is free again
What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.
- 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
- 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
- 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
- 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
- 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
- 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.
Tips
Before you register
- 1The place’s name before .communityjiran-giza.community says who the group is and where, so it needs no explaining.
- 2Register a short name that redirects to itA short .com address said over the phone takes people to the group’s page.
- 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
- 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
- 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
- 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.
Nearby extensions
If your name is taken in .community
- .clubFor a group with one shared activity.$26 first year
- .orgFor organizations and associations worldwide.$14 first year
- .cityFor the people of one city.$14 first year
- .groupFor a group brought together by work or an interest.$32 first year
- .teamFor a smaller group working together.$14 first year
- .worldFor a group reaching beyond its country.$8 first year
FAQ5 questions
Frequently asked questions about .community
Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.
Contact support$41 for the first year with an offer, then $55 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.
Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.
Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.
We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.
Yes. The body responsible for .community has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.
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