If youâÃÂÃÂre on the Complete Web Developer 2.0 course, you can claim and use one of the more popular freebies âÃÂàyour free .tech domain
Assuming youâÃÂÃÂve verified the course in your Eco Web Hosting account already, to claim your domain you will need to go to the Update Account Details page. YouâÃÂÃÂll find the code there for the free .tech domain there, as well as the link to the .tech registry, where you can claim your domain name
Finding your perfect .tech domain name
Once on the .tech registry, use the search bar on the page to find your desired .tech domain name
After choosing your domain name, set it to a one year purchase, and click the basket icon to add it to your basket. Click âÃÂÃÂProceedâÃÂàto view your order and untick the options for adding GSuite and an SSL certificate (unless you want them, of course). Scroll down and click âÃÂÃÂProceedâÃÂàagain
In the basket youâÃÂÃÂll need to put the code under âÃÂÃÂHave a coupon?âÃÂàAdd the code and click âÃÂÃÂApplyâÃÂàto add the discount
Remember that the domain is only free for one year so if youâÃÂÃÂve selected multiple years, the domain wonâÃÂÃÂt show as free
To complete the order, click âÃÂÃÂPlace OrderâÃÂÃÂ. YouâÃÂÃÂll need to log into your account or to create an account if you donâÃÂÃÂt already have one. If you have to create an account, youâÃÂÃÂll need to verify this account through an email sent to your login address, but this can be done after you check out
Pointing your .tech domain to Eco Web Hosting
After you check out, youâÃÂÃÂll be pointed to the control panel for your new domain. Once youâÃÂÃÂre in the control panel, youâÃÂÃÂll need to point the domain to Eco Web Hosting
Type your domain into the âÃÂÃÂJump to DomainâÃÂàbox and click the arrow to go to the management options
Click the âÃÂÃÂName ServersâÃÂàoption and update the domain to point to our name servers
Our name servers are:
ns1.eco-dns.co.uk ns2.eco-dns.co.uk ns3.eco-dns.co.uk ns4.eco-dns.co.uk
Please note that these changes can take 24-48 hours to fully propagate across the web and take effect
Once the DNS changes have been made, your domain will point to your Eco Web Hosting account. You can then create a hosting package for this domain, using the steps outlined in my earlier guide.