Namecheap FreeDNS
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Namecheap FreeDNS Domains and DNS
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| Free tier | free DNS hosting for domains registered elsewhere, with dynamic DNS unit unlimited; metered on object-count |
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| Price | none stated |
| Per-object cap | no record count is published on Namecheap's own page; comparison sites state about 150 host records, which is a third-party figure |
| Retention | the zone persists while it is configured; verification of nameserver changes takes up to 16 hours and the registrar gives 10 days to make the change |
| Egress | no query cap published |
| Identity | email email signup; the domain must be registered elsewhere |
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| Binding | write-gated |
| Interface | rest a web panel; an API exists for registered domains and is not documented for FreeDNS |
| Tooling | the web panel; dynamic DNS by URL |
| Composes with | a backup DNS for a domain whose primary is elsewhere, which is the use Namecheap itself names |
| Reliability | no reliability event recorded |
| Notes | The 150-record figure cannot be promoted to documented until a zone is created and counted, and creating one needs a domain registered elsewhere. |
| Evidence rung | reported Namecheap's page proves the service and the third-party-domain rule but not the record count, which is a comparison-page figure. A record count from a comparison page is not a quota. |
| Checked | 2026-10-23 (live); stale on 2026-11-06 |
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Evidence (1)
| date | source | what it proved |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | www.namecheap.com/domains/freedns/ | 'Free 3rd-party domains support only'; nameserver verification within 16 hours; 10 days to change nameservers at the current registrar. No record count is stated |
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