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DNS hosting is a web-based service running on servers called Domain Name System servers. What this server does is helps you to register a web domain and enables you to have virtual space and existence so that you have a shared server as a service apart from a domain name.

It is usually provided from your domain registrar. But free DNS server is useful if:

you need secondary nameserver
you want a faster provider
you want a server closer to some geographic location
your provider whats you to charge extra money
you want a better DNS management tool
or you want to access your home computer remotely and you don't have a static IP

Then there are hosting services available to you free of any additional costs under the links listed below.

A DNS hosting service enables you to have a self-hosted server which can run DNS software on very general Internet hosting services. Find a quick mechanism to internet existence!

Best DNS providers:

1984: free to use name servers. review

Afraid.org: free DNS, dynamic DNS, static DNS hosting for unlimited number of domains. Robust support for CNAME, A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, LOC, RP, HINFO, SRV, CAA records. IPv6 forward and reverse (both .int and .arpa) supported. review

BuddyDNS: a free secondary DNS service. Use it to replicate your DNS service. Fast synchronization of changes, full IDN support, dual security, with co-existing DNSCurve and DNSSEC, unlimited domains, records, and updates allowed. Up to 0.3 million queries/month. review

Cloudflare: very fast and secure managed DNS service. One of the biggest providers with very high availability (data centers in more than 200+ cities around the world) and built-in DDoS protection and one-click DNSSEC. Premium 24/7/365 dedicated technical support. review

Cloudns.net: dynamic DNS, control panel, 4 unicast DNS servers, 3 DNS zones, 100 DNS records, 5M DNS queries per month, 3 mail forwards. review

DuckDNS: free service which will point a DNS (subdomain of duckdns.org) to an IP of your choice. review

Dynu: easy to use dynamic DNS service provider. Reliable uptime through redundant geographically located servers. SSL certificate. review

GeoScaling: free managed DNS services for up to 1 million DNS requests per month. Nameservers in three countries. Low time-to-live (TTL), support for most types of records, including SRV. review

Hurricane Electric DNS: manage and maintain your forward and reverse DNS. Now with dyn DNS support. review

Lua DNS: free user account for up to 3 domains, 30 host records, 5 minutes minimum TTL. Unlimited queries/month. review

Namecheap DNS: free of charge DNS hosting from one of the major domain registrars (no need to buy a domain name from Namecheap). review

NoIP: free dns provider for up to 3 domain names. You have confirm your account every 30 days. review

NS1: free developer plan with 500k queries and up to 50 records. review

Zilore DNS: free DNS hosting for up to 5 domains and 10 000 000 DNS queries per month. Minimal TTL 15m. review

Zoneedit: free DNS service and domain management for up to 5 domains. 2 production nameservers in separate datacenters. For up to 250,000 queries per month (more than enough in most non-business cases). Support via the community forums. review

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