What comes with your domain

Everything you need to point your domain at a website and start using email on it.

  • Free DNS & Mail Hosting

    Add our Free DNS & Mail Hosting plan at checkout for DNS management, email forwarding and two mailboxes (2 GB each, 4 GB total), free while your domain is registered with us. No website hosting is included.

  • Domain lock

    Lock your domain against unauthorised transfers and unlock it only when you want to move it.

  • Privacy protection

    Free on every .in domain. For most other extensions it's a low yearly add-on you can tick at checkout.

  • Full control

    Change nameservers and DNS, get transfer codes and renew early from your client area or the Motherhost app.

  • Renewal reminders

    We email you before your domain expires, so it doesn't lapse by accident.

  • Clear prices

    First-year, renewal and transfer prices are shown upfront, with a GST invoice for Indian customers.

Ways to get started

  • Register a new domain

    Search any name and register it for 1 to 10 years.

    Register a domain
  • Transfer a domain

    Move a domain from another registrar. The transfer price includes a one-year renewal.

    Transfer a domain
  • Free domain with hosting

    Get a .com or .in domain free for the first year with a 1- or 2-year hosting plan, using the offer code at checkout.

    See hosting plans

NIXI-accredited .IN registrar

Registering a .in domain?

We register .in, .co.in and 33 other .in extensions directly with the .IN registry, with free privacy protection on every one.

FAQs

Domain questions

Straight answers on prices, registration, transfers and renewals.

It is your address on the internet, like yourshop.com or yourshop.in. You use it for your website and for email addresses such as you@yourshop.com.

Keep it short, easy to spell and close to your brand. Avoid hyphens and numbers where you can. If you sell mainly in India, a .in or .co.in name tells visitors that straight away; .com suits an international audience. If your first choice is taken, try the same name under another extension.

Mothersoft Technologies, a NIXI-accredited registrar, registers every .in-family domain directly with the .IN registry. Other extensions are registered through PDR Ltd. (PublicDomainRegistry.com), with Motherhost managing them for you. Motherhost is our brand.

From 1 to 10 years for most extensions. You can renew early at any time from your client area to add more years.

The first-year price is often an introductory rate. From the second year you pay the renewal price, which is shown next to every extension so you know the cost before you buy.

It's free on every .in domain. For most other extensions it's an optional yearly add-on you can choose at checkout. Some extensions don't allow privacy protection.

Unlock the domain at your current registrar and get its authorisation (EPP) code. Choose Transfer a domain above, enter the domain and the code, and pay. The transfer price includes a one-year renewal, so one year is added to your current expiry date. Transfers usually finish within a few days.

Your website and email stop working on the expiry date. For a short grace period after that you can still renew at the normal renewal price. After that a restore fee applies, and if the domain isn't restored it is deleted and anyone can register it. We email you reminders before your domain expires.

Yes, a .com or .in domain is free for the first year with a 1- or 2-year hosting plan. Apply the offer code at checkout. After that it renews at the normal renewal price.

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