Quick answer
Can I register a .dev domain in your company's name?
Yes: you can register a .dev domain in our name at NomineeName. The registrant is DomaineGoat LLC, incorporated in Panama, so the registrant record and WHOIS/RDAP show the company, never you. As of October 2026, .dev costs $14.99/year, nominee registration included. No ID, no KYC — only a verified email, kept private — and you pay in crypto.
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.dev in our name: key facts
| Registrant of record | DomaineGoat LLC (Panama), included in the price |
|---|---|
| Beneficial owner | You: DNS, nameservers, renewals and transfers from your account |
| Price per year | $14.99/year · renewal $14.99 · transfer $14.99 |
| Registry | Google Registry (Charleston Road Registry Inc.) |
| Registry rule | No registrant restriction; HTTPS mandatory (whole TLD on browser HSTS preload list) |
| Registration term (years per order) | minimum 1, maximum 10 |
| Typical use | Developers, docs, dev tools, open-source libraries |
| DNSSEC | ✓ |
| ID or KYC | None: one verified email per domain, mandatory, never sent to the registry |
| Crypto accepted | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC |
Who registers .dev in a company's name?
A .dev is the extension of developers: documentation, dev tools, open-source libraries and personal tech blogs. Open-source maintainers publish their code under a handle and often do not want a home address linked to it. In our name, the .dev registry record shows our company, and the repository keeps your handle.
What the .dev registry receives, what WHOIS shows, what we keep
| Who | What they get for your .dev domain |
|---|---|
| Google Registry (Charleston Road Registry Inc.) | DomaineGoat LLC as holder, with the company's address. Nothing about you. |
| Public WHOIS / RDAP | The company as registrant, or fields the registry redacts. Never your name. |
| NomineeName | Your verified email and your orders. The email never goes to the registry. |
| You | Beneficial owner: DNS, renewals and the transfer code (free, from your account, at any time). |
What does the .dev registry ask of a holder?
Google Registry (Charleston Road Registry Inc.) runs .dev under an ICANN contract. Like .app and .page, it has no registrant restriction. What it does have is a technical rule: the whole extension is on the HSTS preload list. The registry receives our company's details as holder. The ICANN 60-day lock applies after a registration or a transfer.
What should you check before registering .dev?
- HTTPS only: browsers open .dev sites over HTTPS only. Local development tools that serve plain HTTP on a .dev name will not load.
- Docs sites: static hosts issue certificates once the DNS points to them.
- Package registries: some verify a domain through a DNS TXT record, which you add from your account.
.dev price per year
| Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Registrant shown | Restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .dev | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | In our name, included | HTTPS required |
One price to register, renew and transfer, nominee registration included. Optional Domain protection: +$29/year per domain. All prices: pricing.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use a .dev name for local development?
Only with HTTPS. Since .dev is preloaded as HTTPS-only, a browser will not open http:// on any .dev name. Use a real certificate, or a reserved name such as .test for local work. This applies at every registrar.
Will a .dev in your name show up on my GitHub profile?
Only what you publish. GitHub and package registries verify the domain through DNS records, which you control. The registry record names our company. Your handle appears where you choose to put it, not in RDAP.
Can I move a new .dev to another registrar right away?
Not for 60 days. ICANN's transfer policy blocks a transfer to another registrar for 60 days after a registration or a transfer. You can still change DNS at any time. After that period, the transfer code is free from your account.
Who owns a .dev domain held in your name?
DomaineGoat LLC is the registrant of record and you are the beneficial owner, under a written agreement in our terms. Your transfer code: free, from your account, at any time. The hand-back of the .dev name to you is free, on request to support from your verified email address. It works where the registry accepts you as holder.
Can a complaint take my .dev domain down?
Not on its own: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court. The strict exceptions have fixed delays: phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims within 24 hours of a well-documented report, child sexual abuse material immediately. See the abuse policy.
Sources (4)
- IANA Root Zone Database: .dev — IANA (checked 2026-10-19)
- Amazon Route 53: registering .dev domains — Amazon Web Services (checked 2026-10-19)
- HSTS preload and Google Registry extensions kb.porkbun.com/article/96-hsts-preload-and-google-registry — Porkbun (checked 2026-10-19)
- RDAP lookup of any domain — ICANN (checked 2026-10-19)