The DomainFits library
Clear, practical context for exploring names, domains, DNS and the systems behind websites.
37 guides
Domain Investing & Valuation · October 23, 2026
Assess name quality, buyer pool, comparable evidence, legal risks, liquidity, and holding costs without treating an estimate as a promise.
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Hosting, DNS & Server Technology · October 23, 2026
Separate DNS, CDN, and hosting responsibilities and follow a request from browser through edge cache to origin.
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Hosting, DNS & Server Technology · October 23, 2026
Understand A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, and NS records with a safe example zone and a practical editing workflow.
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Hosting, DNS & Server Technology · October 23, 2026
Learn how TLS certificates support HTTPS, what they do not prove, and how to troubleshoot expiry, hostname, chain, and mixed-content errors.
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Hosting, DNS & Server Technology · October 23, 2026
Trace a web request from browser to server, understand HTTP responses and databases, and diagnose common status codes.
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Hosting, DNS & Server Technology · October 23, 2026
Compare shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, and cloud hosting by control, maintenance, resources, and project needs.
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Domain Fundamentals · October 23, 2026
Plan a registrar transfer safely, protect the authorization code, preserve DNS, and verify services before and after the move.
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Domain Fundamentals · October 23, 2026
Understand the registration lifecycle, renewal responsibilities, expiration risks, and why recovery rules vary by extension.
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Domain Fundamentals · October 23, 2026
Compare familiar generic extensions, country-code domains, and newer options by audience, policy, renewal cost, and practical fit.
Read guideDomain Fundamentals · October 20, 2026
Use ten simple tests to judge clarity, pronunciation, spelling, flexibility, distinctiveness, availability, and trademark risk before you commit to a domain name.
Read guideDomain Fundamentals · October 18, 2026
Compare familiar generic extensions, country-code domains, and newer options by audience, trust, cost, registration rules, and long-term fit.
Read guideDomain Fundamentals · October 11, 2026
Follow a recursive DNS lookup from device cache through root, TLD, and authoritative servers, then learn about TTLs and troubleshooting.
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