How do I register a new domain and when will it work?

Registering a new domain is easy through our website. Below you'll find the steps, and how long it takes before your website and email work on the new domain.

How to register a domain

1. Go to our domain registration page and search for the domain name you want. You'll immediately see whether the name is available and what it costs.
2. Add the domain to your order. Want hosting with it right away? You can add that in the same order.
3. Complete your order in three steps: Shopping cart (check your order), Details (log in or enter your details) and Review and pay.

Once you've paid, we register the domain in your name right away. After that, you manage it via My Domains, where you can set up DNS, forwarding, domain contacts and auto-renewal, among other things.

When will my domain work?

• Registration: within a few minutes. After payment, the Your order is being processed window shows the status of each item. If it says Ready, your domain has been registered. If it says Failed, we'll automatically try again. You don't need to do anything. See After your order: tracking delivery and the welcome email.
• Reachable on the internet: a few hours, up to 24 hours. Internet providers remember DNS information for a while. Because of this, one person may already see your domain while another doesn't yet. See How long does a nameserver or DNS change take?.
• Website and email: only if the domain is in a hosting package. If you ordered the domain together with hosting, this has already been taken care of. If you ordered it separately, add it to your package. See Adding or removing a domain from a hosting package.
• SSL certificate (https): within a few hours. As soon as the domain points to our server, it usually gets a free certificate automatically. Still no padlock after a few hours? Then enable it yourself, see Activating an SSL certificate.

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