General
- Extension
- .hosting
- Type
- New extension
- Meaning
- Hosting
- Registry
- XYZ.COM LLC
- Registry website
- nic.hosting
- Registered since
- 15 August 2014
- ICANN agreement
- since 29 May 2014
Properties
- DNSSEC signed
- yes
- Name servers
- 4 (4 with IPv6)
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.hosting
- RDAP server
- rdap.centralnic.com/hosting
- At 1blu
- on request via kissdomain
Registration conditions
- Who may register?
- No eligibility requirements, unless the registry specifies otherwise for the individual extension.
- Allocation
- In order of application (first come, first served).
- Length
- Up to 63 characters.
- Characters
- a–z, 0–9 and hyphen, IDN characters as listed on the registry website. No hyphen at the beginning or end, no double hyphen except in xn--.
- Term
- 1 to 10 years.
- Two-character names
- Holders of two-letter names must not falsely imply a connection to a government.
- Disputes
- UDRP, URS and the ICANN transfer dispute rules apply.
- Transfer
- With an auth code (auth info) under the ICANN Transfer Policy. A lock period applies after a new registration or transfer.
- After expiry
- Restore possible during the Redemption Grace Period (ICANN rules).
The registry's current rules are binding: nic.hosting.
Sources: XYZ Registry: Domain Name Policies · ICANN Transfer Policy · ICANN UDRP · IANA Root Zone Database: .hosting · As of 25 October 2026