GoDaddy really lived up to its bad reputation and recently changed their API rules. The rules are simple: either you own 10 (or 50) domains, you pay $20/month, or you don’t get the API. I personally didn’t get any communication, and this broke my DDNS setup. I am clearly not the only one judging from what I found online. A company this big gating an API behind such a steep price… So I will repeat what many people said before me (being right): don’t. use. GoDaddy.
GoDaddy can GoFuckThemselves
timewarp@lemmy.world 4 months ago
This is what NameCheap does too. It’s freaking stupid. Domain registrations should not be managed by corporations.
loudwhisper@infosec.pub 4 months ago
WOW! I did not know that. I just checked and after a little search:
$50 in last 2 years is not much, but for those who renew for many years, it is still stupid.
Ironically, Namecheap is what the people in github.com/navilg/godaddy-ddns/issues/32 migrated to!
I really wish that domain registration was done in a different way, but even in current scenario, gutting features for such a basic service to extract a few bucks and risking losing customers…?
lemmyvore@feddit.nl 4 months ago
These are ancient holdovers. Nowadays DNS hosting with API is a dime a dozen. You may have to pay for it occasionally but it’s not going to be even close to $20/mo.
catloaf@lemm.ee 4 months ago
That can’t be right. I only had two domains (one now) and I’ve been using the API just fine. And basically any purchase will clear those dollar amounts.
5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
I’m saying this for years, but a) it’s quite late (seems like a 1990s issue) and b) OpenNIC is a bit of a joke atm (but support it anyways)
ICANN never should’ve been a creature of US-NTIA, but of the UN. The US has no right to decide for the digital world how everyone communiticates. No one really should (apart from about stuff like CSAM).
foggy@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Damn. I always though they were one of the good ones.
can@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I still think they are but maybe my needs are simple. It was definitely better when I switched over during one of the migrations.