XName free DNS hosting service

Stumbled upon a free DNS hosting service today. XName provides free DNS to all and in return only expects a donation if you like the service. However, if you plan to use XName for commercial purpose then a donation is mandatory.

From a infrastructure standpoint XName provides 3 DNS servers. 1 primary and 2 secondary servers. All DNS records are replicated across all servers so it’s best practice to use all 3 servers when possible to archive the best redundancy possible.

I’m currently working on a mini ISP setup for a client myself. The primary DNS server is in place but for my secondary servers I’m thinking of using XName instead as it’s going to save me a few dollars.

I’ll tell you how it goes.

4 Responses to “XName free DNS hosting service”

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1. Arstan says:

   June 13, 2008 at 10:14 am

   Another good option will be EveryDNS, but it limits a free account to a certain limit(17 domains I suspect) after that you need to make a donation and all the limits are taken off. EveryDNS is another project of the same guy behind OpenDNS

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2. Danny says:

   June 13, 2008 at 11:10 am

   Thanks Arstan. I’ll give it a go too.

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3. DKT says:

   September 24, 2009 at 3:22 pm

   I used and still use editDns but they changed their policy recently, to be able to use my domains i must pay the lifetime license, 150 $. I think i will choose everyDNS and pay the donation.

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4. Zae Work says:

   March 25, 2010 at 5:07 am

   Thanks! I use cloudns.net, its free and simple

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