A domain registrar is a company that awards and manages internet addresses such a www.havedevs.com. If a company or private person wants to have their own domain, they contact a registrar. He then takes care of the official registration of the domain.
The registrar therefore acts as an intermediary between its customers who want a domain and the organizations in the background that are responsible for awarding domains. The awarding process itself is as follows:
- The customer tells the registrar which domain they want
- The registrar checks whether this domain is still available
- If yes, he registers the domain in the customer's name
- The customer can then use the domain
Registrars usually also offer other domain-related services. Including email addresses, web hosting, or redirections. For private individuals and small businesses, a registrar is therefore often the first point of contact when they need their own domain.
One of the world's largest registrars is Godaddy.
