Tools for owning a name nobody can type.
Long domains break things: typing, certificates, labels, lookups. These are the utilities we reach for when a hostname is longer than the field it has to fit in.
7 tools
- 63.do(opens in a new tab)InputA domain tool that solves the problem of long domain name URLs being difficult to type.
- acme.sh(opens in a new tab)CertificatesA pure Unix shell script implementing the ACME client protocol. The Common Name field in certificates is limited to 64 characters, so use acme.sh to request a multi-domain (SAN) certificate.
- Certbot(opens in a new tab)CertificatesThe EFF’s ACME client for Let’s Encrypt. Pass several -d flags to issue one certificate covering a long hostname alongside a short one.
- Caddy(opens in a new tab)ServerA web server with automatic HTTPS. It obtains and renews certificates for every site address in your Caddyfile, long names included.
- ICANN Lookup(opens in a new tab)RegistrationOfficial RDAP/WHOIS lookup to confirm a long domain is really registered, and by whom.
- DNS Checker(opens in a new tab)DNSCheck that a long hostname resolves from resolvers around the world before you submit it.
- Punycoder(opens in a new tab)IDNConvert internationalised names to and from Punycode. The xn-- form is what counts toward the 63-character label limit.