Why Choose Always Amber to register .DE domains?

Experience

Over 20 years experience registering domain names.

Pricing

Our pricing has always offered value for momey.

Full DNS Control

You have full control over your DNS settings using our Control Panel.

DNSSEC

Concerned about domain security? You can secure your domain with DNSSEC in our Control Panel.

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.DE Domain Pricing

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Full Information On .DE Domains

Registration

Successful domain registration via our control panel requires:

  • the domain's contact handles (owner *1, administrative, etc.)
  • two or more nameservers or a nameserver group
  • the zone needs to be already configured before you register the domain *2

 

*1- While at the moment of registration the holder is not required to be domiciled in Germany, the domain holder must name a person in Germany as responsible for receiving the service of official or court documents in case a legal case is issued to DENIC about a domain with a holder who is not domiciled in Germany. If you do not have a German address, you may use our trustee service, please contact us for details.

*2 - Nameservers must be configured according to registry requirements and return an authoritative answer before the domain is requested in order to get the domain resolving. If the zone was not correctly created before the registration, make sure the zone is correct, wait 15 minutes and resubmit the request via your control panel.

When a domain is registered or transferred the registry checks if the nameservers that you want to use for the domain are already configured. If they are not configured correctly the registry will not allow you to use them for this domain.

** IMPORTANT : This means that the zone for the domain must be configured before you register or transfer the domain. Make sure that the zone contains at least 1 A-record and that you use 2 nameservers or more, this is a requirement of the registry.

If you notice after the registration that the domain does not resolve, you can preform a DNS-check here: https://www.denic.de/en/service/tools/nast/

If this DNS check gives a red message, please check the configurations of your zone and try it again.
If this DNS check gives a green message, your zone is now correctly configured and you can manually update the domain again.

Transfer

This transfer is real time and requires the following information:

  • an authorisation code that you need to request at your current provider. The code is valid for a period of 24 hours to 30 days, depending on the current registrar's settings.
  • the domain's contact handles
  • two or more nameservers or a nameserver group
  • the zone needs to be already configured and resolving before you transfer the domain

In case the nameserver is not updated after the transfer, the .de registry did not accept the new zone (yet).

Additional notes on a .de transfer

  • Domain owner is not notified of successful domain transfer
  • Domains currently in hard quarantine can be transferred - authInfo2 required
Authorization code required yes
Method of confirmation authcode
Registration period after transfer restarts
Average transfer time Realtime

Deletion / Restore

Delete

Restore / reactivate

Detailed extension information

Registry
Technical information
  • Available second level domains: .ею (.xn--e1a4c), .ευ (.xn--qxa6a)
  • DNSSEC support: yes
  • Minimum length: 1 characters
  • Maximum length: 63 characters
  • Allowed characters: a-z 0-9 -
  • IDN: Yes, https://www.denic.de/wissen/idn-domains/idn-zeichenliste/
  • Registration period: 1 years
  • Renewal date offset: 1 days
    The number of days before the registry's expiration date, that we require the domain to be renewed.
  • Soft quarantine period: 0 days
    During this period, following after an expiration, the domain can be restored for free.
  • Quarantine period: 29 days
    During this period, an expired or deleted domain name can be reactivated at an additional fee.
Restrictions
  • Local presence required? no
  • Do Always Amber provide local presence services? n/a
  • Local activity required? no
  • Correct nameserver configuration required? yes
  • Nameservers must be configured and return an authoritative answer before the domain is requested.
  • If a legal case is issued to DENIC about a domain with a holder who is not domiciled in Germany, the domain holder must name a person in Germany as responsible for receiving the service of official or court documents.
  • Trustee services are available and are subject to additional costs per period on top of renewal costs.
Policies
  • Domain guidelines: http://www.denic.de/en/denic-domain-guidelines.html
  • Terms and conditions: http://www.denic.de/en/bedingungen.html
  • Dispute policy: http://www.denic.de/en/domains/dispute.html

Due to regular changes in registry rules and policies and despite our effort to keep our knowledge base up-to-date, information in the knowledge base may be outdated or incorrect. If there is a discrepancy between the knowledge base and the process in the Always Amber control panel, the process in the Always Amber control panel will be deemed to be correct.