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Time to say good bye to satad.ru!

### Why a .ru domain?
## Why a .ru domain?
The first question is why I was using a .ru domain to begin with? Why not a more recognizable tld like .com, .in or .net? Was I not aware of the bad reputation of .ru being heavily used for scams and spams?

The answer is YES! I knew it was a bad idea. I knew I will need to switch to some reputable TLDs sooner or later.
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It was about to expire in May and I was about to renew it this time as well.

### Why I'm switching now?
## Why I'm switching now?

![satadru_mallick_satadru.dev_expiry_reminder_satad.ru_hostinger](https://cdn.satadru.dev/satadru_mallick_satadru.dev_expiry_reminder_satad.ru_hostinger.webp)

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So, I was left with no choice other than moving to a new domain.

### Choosing a new domain
## Choosing a new domain

#### What I was looking for ####
### What I was looking for

- It should be short. Preferably myfirstname(dot)extension.
- The extension should not have any bad reputation as that can result the website/email being blocked for some people.
- It should not be too pricey to maintain!

.com was obviously I first choice. But sadly myfirstname(dot)com was not available.

#### Why .dev? ####
### Why .dev?

- .dev is a newer TLD and particularly popular among developers. So it matches my job profile.
- satadru.dev was available!
- The HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) preload list includes the.dev TLD. This implies that all connections to.dev domains must use HTTPS; separate HSTS registration or configuration is not necessary. It is "encrypted by default" for the.dev domain.

## Domain registration

After finalizing the domain name I had to choose registrar who supports .dev. I went with [Cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/) because of their no markup domain price and their awesome free services (which I was using previously as well).

The registration process was seamless and very straight forward.
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