When you register a domain name, your personal information does not simply disappear into the background. By default, it is published in a publicly accessible directory called WHOIS — and if you have never thought twice about that, this post is for you....

Certificate lifespans are shrinking fast, and the first major change is almost here. Beginning March 15, 2026, the maximum lifespan for public TLS certificates drops to 200 days. ...

Caching works by storing items in a temporary location to access them more easily later. In modern days and age, speed is of utmost importance when it comes to providing users with the best online experience. Research shows that a page load delay of just 0.5 seconds in...

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Opposite to what an A/AAAA record does for forward lookup zones, PTR records point a domain/hostname to an A/AAAA record. It is used to verify if a server name is actually associated with the IP address. If a PTR record for an IP address points to a hostname and the A/AA...

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We often get inquiries about how to migrate a domain name, DNS as well email hosting with a minimum downtime. If you are in the same shoes, this blog will shed some light on what steps to take.

Dynu is one of the oldest dynamic DNS service and DNS...

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When you register a domain name at the domain name registrar, you can set up name servers for the domain name there. A name server is a server that controls the DNS for a domain. It handles queries or questions from your local computer about the location of a domain name's va...

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We are proud to announce that our API now supports managing email services. This is due to popular demand from our amazing customers doing awesome things: ISPs, web hosting providers, online security experts etc. Our API lets them do this automatically, keeping dis...

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Server monitoring and DNS failover is a must-have for any individual and organization that interacts with customers via a website. Having a server go down is bad, not knowing about it and not having a reliable disaster recovery plan is even worse....

With .COM domain names crowding the market, the fight for online presence is fiercer than ever. It has become increasingly difficult to choose a good domain name with the popular general domain extensions such as .COM, .NET and .ORG. Niche domain extensions such as .CAR...

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We have released a new build of the Dynu IP Update Client for Linux. IP update client for Linux runs as a system service (systemd) and supports IPv4 and IPv6 updates. The install packages are available in .deb and .rpm and work on most Linux platforms including Red Hat...

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