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Hi all .
I'm living in India. I hosted my web site in awardspace free hosting plan.
can i register my domain name. assign it to my web site ?

I like to register my domain name at www.bigrock.in . is it possible to with free hosting plan like awardspace.

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Registering a domain and pointing it at a free hosting account is perfectly possible — it just depends on whether the free host allows custom-domain mapping and how DNS is handled. Two common approaches are (a) change the domain’s nameservers to the host’s nameservers (if the host supports “park/add domain”), or (b) keep the registrar’s DNS and add records there (A/AAAA for the root, CNAME for subdomains). These are standard domain-registration and DNS workflows. .

Practical checklist (concise):

  • Register the name at a registrar (BigRock/Name.com are examples mentioned in the thread) and keep control of the account.
  • If using host nameservers: configure the domain inside the host control panel (park/add) after the registrar points NS to the host.
  • If using registrar DNS: create an A record for the apex (root) pointing to the host IP and a CNAME for www pointing to the apex. Example for testing:
@    A     192.0.2.123    TTL=300
www  CNAME @             TTL=300

Note: a CNAME at the zone apex is not allowed by DNS standards; many providers offer ALIAS/ANAME or “CNAME flattening” as workarounds if the host only gives a hostname instead of an IP. See Cloudflare’s explanation of CNAME flattening. (This ties to ’s nameserver approach and ’s forwarding note.) Cloudflare: CNAME flattening.

Pitfalls and checks: free plans sometimes block custom domains, won’t give a static IP, or won’t support custom SSL — so verify the host’s docs before buying a name. URL-forwarding with masking should be avoided for SEO and functionality; forwarding (HTTP redirect) is different from true DNS pointing. Allow time for DNS changes (commonly up to 24–48 hours; TTL matters), test with dig/nslookup or a global DNS checker, and use the hosts file to preview before propagation. For HTTPS, Let’s Encrypt can provide free certificates if the host supports ACME or automatic cert management. Domain forwarding vs DNS pointing guide · DNS propagation & TTL notes · Let’s Encrypt: getting started.

Good to note: ’s warning against masking is sound, and ’s registrar suggestion is a reminder to pick a reputable registrar — but always confirm the host’s domain-mapping and SSL policies before purchase.

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Member Avatar for amir84

if you have credit cart,
register a user in www.name.com
and search your domain and add to cart then check out
your domain is registerd,
go to ns records and put awardspase ns names (example: , ) some thing like this.

then go to your awardsoace panel and add/park your domain name with out (www)
your domain is parked.
after some minute`s or hours your site access able golbaly.

goodluck

Member Avatar for Rakshu

If you are in India, then I would suggest you to host your web site with HioxIndia web hosting company.

Member Avatar for weekendrockstar

Yes, there are normally two ways to do this. If your host offers the feature, as another suggested, you can add the domain name/"park" it through the admin control of your server host's site. Then they will tell you the server names to use which you will have to enter in the admin section of the site where you purchased the domain name so that all requests sent by browser for your domain name will be sent to the nameservers that will point to where your site's files actually are kept.

Another option, although generally not as good, is that in the admin section of the site where you purchased the domain name you can use URL forwarding and enter the URL where your files are and the browser is basically forwarded to where your files are.

But this leads to the option of URL Masking. If you have masking turned on then your domain name will stay in the location bar of the browser (like: http://www.bigrock.in) even when they click on different pages within your site it will still show that instead of http://www.bigrock.in/page_being_shown.html. In my opinion masking just looks "unofficial" so I would suggest going with amir84's suggestion of declaring your server host's NS records.

Member Avatar for gyemen

i think you should go with godaddy because its the best in domain worldwide


thanks

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