.ly domains
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Africa: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
.LY domains pertain to Libya and are managed by the General Posts and Telecommunications Company since year 1988. .LY domains have grown in popularity because of it use from famous services like for example Bit.ly or adf.ly.
.lv domains are managed by Nic.ly.
.ly domain rates and features
Domain rates .ly
| Action | Periodes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 179,95 € |
| Renewal | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 179,95 € |
| Transfer | 1 year(s) | 179,95 € |
Features
- Special DNS requirements
- Domain length between 4 and 63 characters
- IDN characters are not permitted
- Allows DNS modification
- DNSSEC not allowed
- The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year
.ly domain life cycle
Domain rates .com.ly
| Action | Periodes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 112,95 € |
| Renewal | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 112,95 € |
| Transfer | 1 year(s) | 112,95 € |
Features
- Special DNS requirements
- Domain length between 4 and 63 characters
- IDN characters are not permitted
- Allows DNS modification
- DNSSEC not allowed
- The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year
.com.ly domain life cycle
.ly domain regulations
Index of regulations
Residency requirements
This extension doesn't have any residency requirements.
Technical requirements
.LY domains require the DNS to be active on different subnets and to be authoritative for the domain at the time of registration.
You can check if they pass these minimum requirements using our Zone Check tool.
Registrations
.ly domain registrations are immediate.
Transfers
The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year
The registrant must send a confirmation e-mail to sales@register.ly using the e-mail account that appears at the domain's whois in order to accept the transfer.
Renewals
The renewal of .LY domains is different than with other extensions.
It's necessary to request the domain renewal at least 21 days before the domain expiration.
In case the renewal request is done after this date, the correct renewal is not guaranteed.
Cancellations
It's possible to request a cancellation of your .LY domain, visit the support center to open a support ticket. Please note, cancelling a name does not provide a refund of any registration fees.
DNS modifications
DNS modification is immediate, please note they must propagate through the network, this process can take up to 6-12 hours to complete, until then the domain will still point to the previous DNS servers.
Domain owner change
Ownership changes are done manually and have additional costs, contact us via ticket in case you're interested in it.
Permitted characters
.ly domains permit characters from 'a' to 'z', numbers from '0' to '9' and hyphens '-'.
A hyphen '-' is not permitted in the first or last position of the domain name.
Two consecutive hyphens are not permitted in the 3rd and 4th position.
Official documentation
In this section you will find links to official documentation of the extension.
- .LY don't have extra documentation.
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