Free domain with APEX Shared Hosting

Which APEX Shared orders include a free domain, what is free (the first year), and how renewals, transfers and refunds work for it.

Who gets a free domain

Selected APEX Shared Hosting plans include one free domain — a new registration or a transfer-in — per hosting service. Checkout shows whether your order qualifies:

• the plan includes a free domain;
• the billing cycle is eligible (shown at checkout);
• the domain extension is eligible (shown at checkout);
• it is a new hosting order.

When the domain qualifies, checkout shows its registration price crossed out and Free (1st year).

What is free

The first registration year. If you choose more years at checkout, the extra years are charged at our regular price. From the second year, the domain renews at the regular price, on its own invoice — separate from your hosting. Auto-renew is on by default.

You own the domain

The domain is registered in your name. Cancelling the hosting does not cancel the domain — it stays yours until its expiry date, and you can keep renewing it.

Transfers during the free year

During the free year the registrar lock stays on and the transfer code (EPP code) is not available. If you want to move the domain to another registrar within that year, open your domain's Transfer tab and choose one of:

• Pay … and transfer it myself — pay the domain's regular registration price; after payment you can turn off the lock and get the code yourself;
• Request transfer — opens a support ticket, and our team arranges the transfer (the same charge applies).

After the free year, the domain can be transferred like any other — see Get your EPP code to transfer a domain to another registrar. Registries may refuse a transfer within 60 days of registration or a previous transfer.

Refunds

If the hosting is refunded, the domain's regular registration price is deducted from the refund, and the domain stays registered to you until its expiry date. Full details are in our Terms of Service and Refund Policy.