DNS Hosting using Cloudflare
What is Cloudflare? Cloudflare is an authoritative DNS service that offers fast response times (averaging ~11ms) and redundancy for free bundled with various basic security protections for your site and being API first is good for automation. The Free Plan: The Free plan is $0/month and includes everything a hobbyist or tester needs: Global Anycast Network: Your DNS records are replicated across 330+ cities for instant lookups. Unmetered DDoS Protection: Shields your domain from attacks at the DNS level. DNSSEC: Adds a cryptographic layer to prevent DNS spoofing and “man-in-the-middle” attacks. Proxied Records (The “Orange Cloud”): Masks your real server IP and provides free SSL and CDN caching automatically. Cloudflare Pages Integration: Seamlessly connects your Hugo site to your domain without manual CNAME headaches. Understanding Domain Registration Costs For any website, it is usually cheaper to move your domain and is the only mandatory recurring cost or the Domain Registration Fee of about $8.00 for a typical .com per year. ...