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New generic extensionSince 2015

.cloud domain registration

The extension of the cloud: for a service that runs over the internet, from storage to software that opens in the browser, under a short word everyone in tech understands.

Score card

.cloud 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
4 out of 5
Global reach
3 out of 5
Price stability
5 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .cloud

.cloud entered the internet’s root in 2015, and its name is the word cloud: the name now given to services that run on distant servers, from storage and backups to software that opens in the browser.

It is for anyone who offers a cloud service or builds on one: a hosting company, a software platform, or a tool customers reach from anywhere. Its word is short and known worldwide, so it reads in any language with no translation, and it is typed on the phone with no spelling out.

Its price with us is the same every year, it asks for no documents, and it supports DNSSEC signing; but it doesn’t accept names in Arabic. The word “cloud” promises a tech service, so it doesn’t suit a business that has nothing to do with one, and it says nothing about your country.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
June 18, 2015
Name’s origin
cloud
Responsible body
ARUBA PEC S.p.A.
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Not supported

Who it suits

For your field: is .cloud the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .cloud says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A cloud service or software

    Excellent · The first choice

    The name says what you offer before your customer reads a single line.

    Register it with.cloud.com

  • A hosting company

    Good · A good fit

    The cloud is the language of hosting today; .host says it in another word.

    Register it with.cloud.host

  • A tech startup

    Good · A good fit

    If your product runs in the cloud, the name explains it; otherwise .io is broader.

    Register it with.cloud.io

  • A service provider in Oman

    Good · A good fit with .com

    Your city’s name before .cloud tells your customers your service is close to them, and .com is for those who type it out of habit.

    Register it with.com.cloud

  • An online store

    Consider another · Consider .store

    The cloud doesn’t tell a buyer what you sell; .store or .com is clearer.

    Register it with.store.com

  • A blog or personal site

    Consider another · Consider .me

    Unless you write about the cloud itself; otherwise .me or .blog is closer to you.

    Register it with.me.blog

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • The name explains the service

    Your customer understands from the link that your service runs over the internet, from anywhere.

  • A word the world understands

    cloud reads in every language, so it needs no translation and no spelling out.

  • A fixed price

    The first year and every renewal cost the same with us, so you know its cost every year.

  • An address for the control panel

    The sign-in link to your service under its own name: sahaba-muscat.cloud.

And where its value shows

On the sign-in page

A link that tells your customer they’re in your service.

In price quotes

A name that introduces the service before the details.

On subscription invoices

Your service by name on every invoice.

At tech fairs

A word everyone in the field understands.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01A short word the world understands
  • 02Says your service runs over the internet
  • 03The same price with us every year
  • 04Open to everyone, with no conditions or documents
  • 05Supports DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Doesn’t accept names in Arabic
  • 02Promises a tech service, so it doesn’t suit every business
  • 03Less familiar than .com to people outside tech
  • 04Says nothing about your country

Rules

Registration terms for .cloud

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
Not supported
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.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Name the service, not the companyThe product’s name in .cloud is clearer to your customer than the company’s.
  2. 2Register the same name in .comWhoever forgets the extension types .com, so don’t leave it to someone else.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

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If your name is taken in .cloud

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .cloud

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  • $34 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.

  • 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.

  • No. IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN) holds no Arabic table for .cloud, so names in it use Latin letters, digits and hyphens.

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