Domainy
Web and SaaS
domain monitoring
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
1 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Idea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for tracking domains
From 1 comment
Signed up! Very useful... now please let me add multiple users to my account, and add 2FA. Please consider supporting Yubikey. Oh and multiple GoDaddy accounts would be nice. and…
mattl on HN
Objections
Privacy concern about sharing domain lists with a third party
From 2 comments
Self-hosted version? I have domains I'd like to track, but not sure if I feel comfortable disclosing that information to a third-party.
hammyhavoc on HNI think you could be making assumptions about the target market / audience that differ from your own experience. Since domain tasting became prohibited it’s common to have large…
dkdk8283 on HN
Pricing seems weird with a generous free tier
From 1 comment
Neat! Quick wish list; I’ve not tried it yet but I could see myself using it in the future. I’ve needed such a tool in the past. - Login with google/gsuite - API access Your…
scrollaway on HN
Requests
Self-hosted version
From 1 comment
Self-hosted version? I have domains I'd like to track, but not sure if I feel comfortable disclosing that information to a third-party.
hammyhavoc on HN
Multiple users and 2FA with YubiKey support
From 1 comment
Signed up! Very useful... now please let me add multiple users to my account, and add 2FA. Please consider supporting Yubikey. Oh and multiple GoDaddy accounts would be nice. and…
mattl on HN
Automatic registration when a domain becomes available
From 1 comment
I believe the killer feature would be to automatically register the domain name as soon as it becomes available (à la SnapNames or DropCatch).
selcuka on HN
Login with Google or G Suite and API access
From 1 comment
Neat! Quick wish list; I’ve not tried it yet but I could see myself using it in the future. I’ve needed such a tool in the past. - Login with google/gsuite - API access Your…
scrollaway on HN
More registrar support such as multiple GoDaddy accounts and Gandi
From 1 comment
Signed up! Very useful... now please let me add multiple users to my account, and add 2FA. Please consider supporting Yubikey. Oh and multiple GoDaddy accounts would be nice. and…
mattl on HN
Questions
How domain availability is checked, and whether it uses an API
From 1 comment
How are you checking this? Are you using an API?
enonevets on HN
Which reliable APIs exist for checking domain availability
From 1 comment
I have a bit of an algorithmic use-case to check for domain availability. If possible to share, which are the reliable API options to check for domains?
santa_boy on HN
What use cases exist for monitoring domains
From 1 comment
Could you elaborate more use cases? Who and why would someone monitor domains?
debarshri on HN
Alternatives named
SnapNames and DropCatch
From 1 comment
I believe the killer feature would be to automatically register the domain name as soon as it becomes available (à la SnapNames or DropCatch).
selcuka on HN