Register a .net domain
One of the original zones of the domain name system, .net remains a natural home for network services, platforms and technical projects.
About .net
.net is a generic zone introduced in 1985. Its name stands for “network”: it was meant for internet service providers, backbone operators and the organisations that ran network infrastructure. In practice it never had an eligibility check, and businesses of every kind registered names in it from the start.
Among the original generic zones it is second only to .com in size. Hosting companies, content delivery networks, game servers, SaaS tools and community networks often live on .net, and many brands hold the .net alongside their main .com so nobody else can take it.
A .net name reads well when it describes a service, a platform or a group of connected things — a sync tool, a server network, a booking system. For a consumer brand, keep in mind that some visitors will type .com out of habit, so check who owns that version before you commit.
Good for
Internet and technical services
Hosting, VPN, monitoring and API products fit the original meaning of the zone, and technical users know it well.
Guarding your brand next to .com
Holding the matching .net stops a third party from using an address that differs from yours by just one word.
Infrastructure hostnames
Many teams keep a separate .net for servers, mail relays and status pages so that the public brand domain stays clean.
Registering a .net domain
- No eligibility requirements — anyone in any country can register a .net name.
- Up to 63 characters before the dot; letters, digits and hyphens are allowed, with no hyphen at the start or end.
- After registration or a change of owner, a .net domain is normally locked against moving to another registrar for 60 days.
With every domain at Rivervo
- DNS management in the Rivervo panel
- WHOIS privacy free where the zone allows it
- Point it at Rivervo hosting or any other server
- Renewal reminders before it expires