Welcome to OpenNIC

OpenNIC (a.k.a. "The OpenNIC Project") is an organization of dedicated volunteers who run an alternative DNS network. OpenNIC is owned and operated by the OpenNIC community. Membership is open to all who share an interest in keeping DNS free for all users. Our goal is to provide you with quick and reliable DNS services and access to domains not administered by ICANN.

OpenNIC provides resolution to all ICANN domains as well as OpenNIC's own TLDs:

.geek, .free, .bbs, .parody, .oss, .indy, .fur, .ing, .micro, .dyn and .gopher

Join us as we create a new surfing experience. OpenNIC domain registrations are free of charge -- simply register your domain, agree to the terms of the specific TLD you're registering with, and point your domain to whatever online services you have to offer.

To start using OpenNIC today, use two of the OpenNIC public (Tier 2) resolvers listed here.

The tutorials for setting up your PC to use OpenNIC can be found here.

As a great starting point, short articles that describe how to use OpenNIC have been grouped together. This will assist in finding information about OpenNIC. You can find the link on the left called "Start Here". As well as this, there is a group of howtos that can be located on the same menu. A FAQ is currently being compiled to assist in answering questions about OpenNIC.

If you would like to get involved in OpenNIC please visit our forums or sign up on the mailing list.

OpenNIC root servers are run by dedicated volunteers planet-wide. Since this is a volunteer effort, please be aware that server outages occur from time to time. OpenNIC is unable to guarantee the privacy of your Internet connection if you use one of our root servers, nor can we vouch for the integrity of the results you receive from OpenNIC. You absorb all risk associated with use of OpenNIC servers. If this is of concern to you, we recommend setting up your own personal DNS server.