How can I get a domain name?
admin2024-12-13T11:50:44+02:00To be assigned a domain name ending in “.cy”, you must submit an application as part of the domain name registration procedure outlined here. On the website of [...]
How can I check if a domain name is available?
loucael2024-12-17T15:07:11+02:00You can check the availability of a domain name ending in “.cy” through the Whois service available on the Registry website at https://registry.nic.cy/cy-ui/home . The availability check provides [...]
I want information about a domain name that has already been assigned elsewhere
loucael2024-12-17T15:07:40+02:00You can find the information available for each assigned “.cy” domain name through the Whois service available on the Registry's website at https://registry.nic.cy/cy-ui/home. Whois includes the following information: [...]
I want to reserve a domain name so that no one else can register it
loucael2024-12-17T15:08:44+02:00The Regulation on the Management and Assignment of Domain Names ending in “.cy” does not provide for the reservation of a domain name, beyond its registration. [...]
The domain name I am interested in has already been assigned. Is there a waiting list I can enter so that if and when the particular domain name becomes available, I get priority?
loucael2024-12-17T15:09:42+02:00There is no priority list for domain names ending in “.cy” that have already been assigned. A chronological order of priority is maintained for domain name registration statements that [...]
If I am assigned a domain name, can there be someone else using the same domain name with the same or a different ending?
loucael2024-12-17T15:10:00+02:00The “.cy” domain names are registered the Registry .cy. The Registry maintains a database of assigned “.cy” domain names and ensures their uniqueness. In other words, there cannot be [...]
Is it allowed to assign domain names to foreign individuals or legal entities?
loucael2024-12-17T15:10:14+02:00Persons have the right to apply for the granting of a License and to register a Domain Name with the ending ".cy", regardless of whether or not they are [...]
How many characters can a domain name have?
loucael2024-12-17T15:10:26+02:00A “.cy” domain name consists of at least three (3) to sixty-three (63) characters, not including the extension “.cy” and subdomains of “.cy”. It may include alphanumeric characters of [...]
I have been assigned a domain name, but I don’t know how to create a webpage
loucael2024-12-17T15:10:38+02:00Domain name assignment is independent of website creation and hosting services. For these services you should contact an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The internet Service Provider will provide you [...]
