So you are planning to create a website and want to get a domain name for free? Or you are planning to start your blog but dont know where to start from. Be it a personal website, or a business website, you can get .np domains for free in Nepal. The only thing required is scanned copy of your citizenship, and a cover letter.
What is .np domain name?
.np domain name is the Country code top-level domain (ccTLD), reserved for Nepal. Mercantile Communicationa PVT. LTD. has the right to distribute .np domains in Nepal.
How to get then?
The registration is quite straight forward.
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Go to https://register.com.np/ and check if the domain name you want is available. You can select from a various sets of domains such as
.com.np
,.info.np
, etc.If the domain is not available, try a new one.
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If the domain is available, click
Register now
. It will take it to the login page. If you have not registered before, clickCreate user
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Fill all the details, and click
Create account
. Verfication link will be sent to your email. Go to your email, and clickVerify
. It will take you to the login page. Login with your newly created credentials. -
Next you need to fill the domain request form. The tricky part is
Name server
section. If you have purchased a hosting package, you will get nameservers from your hosting provider. If not, you can use free nameservers till you get a new one:ns1.afraid.org
andns2.afraid.org
You can also use Cloudflare’s nameservers as well, which has many benefits. For that, login to Cloudflare, go to
DNS
, and underCloudflare Nameservers
section there will be the nameservers. Copy those in the two nameservers section.Then fill the
Administrative contact
andTechnical contact
information, which is quite straight forward. -
Submit documents
Make sure you have scanned copy of either your citizenship, passport or license. An extra thing you require is a cover letter requesting the domain name.
here is a sample of the cover letter:
Date: 2019-02-21 To, The Host Master, Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd. Subject: Regarding registration of .np domain name Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to register a .np domain, www.<YOUR_DOMAIN>.com.np for my personal website. I have filled all the forms, and also attached the required documents. I will be looking forward to hear soon. Regards, <YOUR NAME>
Make a doc file, paste the content above, and make adjustments accordingly. Then upload the file.
After that click
Save and Continue
. Thats it! It will take around a day to point the nameservers to your domain name.