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Register a .app domain

A .app domain uses a generic ending, run by Charleston Road Registry Inc. (Google Registry). CertPing shows its first-year and renewal prices before you pay, and whether it can be transferred in, with DNS hosting included.

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Type the name before .app, like brennick.app.

About .app

Type
Generic ending
Registry
Charleston Road Registry Inc. (Google Registry)
Used for
A generic ending for apps, software products and web tools.

The whole ending is on the browser HSTS preload list, so every site on it must serve HTTPS. CertPing issues free Let's Encrypt certificates for it.

Included with every .app

  • DNS hosting
  • A transfer lock you can turn on and off, where the registry supports it
  • WHOIS privacy where the registry and registrar allow it
  • Renewal reminders by email

.app questions

01Who runs the .app ending?

Charleston Road Registry Inc. (Google Registry) is the registry for .app, as listed in the IANA root zone database. CertPing sells .app domains as a reseller.

02What is included with a .app domain?

DNS hosting and renewal reminders, a transfer lock you can turn on and off where the registry supports it, and WHOIS privacy where the registry and registrar allow it.

03Can I move my .app domain to CertPing?

Where the price list shows a transfer price, yes: unlock the domain, get its transfer code and start the move in CertPing. Where it does not, transfers are not offered online.

04When do renewal reminders arrive?

CertPing emails you about 30 and 7 days before each renewal date, and again after expiry if it hasn't renewed.