Namingo Registrar

Open source ICANN-accredited domain registrar management system.

Namingo Registrar is an open-source domain registrar management system built for ICANN-accredited registrars. It helps you manage domains efficiently, stay compliant with ICANN requirements, and reduce operational costs, with integrations for FOSSBilling, WHMCS, Loom, and PNLCS to fit different billing and operational workflows.

Namingo Registrar is built in the open, and contributions are always welcome. Whether you want to improve the code, refine the interface, expand documentation, report issues, test new features, or suggest better ways of doing things, your input can help make Namingo stronger for everyone.

• Billing & Registrar Operations: Manages domain registrations, renewals, transfers, and payments as an ICANN-accredited registrar, with seamless EPP connectivity to supported registries.

• Registration Data Directory Services (RDDS) using RDAP: Supports public access to domain registration data via RDAP, with continued support for legacy WHOIS services.

• Registration Data Escrow: Performs automated, encrypted data deposits with DENIC, an ICANN-approved escrow agent, in compliance with ICANN requirements.

• Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Integration: Implements TMCH Claims verification and Claims-based domain registration. Sunrise workflow is not implemented. Currently available in the WHMCS integration.

• Registration Data Reminder Policy (RDRP): Sends periodic reminders to registrants to review and update their registration data.

• Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP): Implements ICANN-compliant expiration, redemption, and deletion workflows.

• Contact Validation: Performs ICANN-required and NIS2-compliant registrant contact validation and verification workflows.

• Transfer Management (IRTP/ITRP): Handles inter-registrar domain transfers with secure authorization and policy-compliant workflows.

• ICANN Transfer Notification: Provides policy-compliant notifications for transfer requests, completions, and failures in accordance with the ICANN Transfer Policy. Currently available in the WHMCS integration.

• Premium Domain Support: Provides automated detection and pricing of premium domain names via the EPP Fee Extension during availability checks and registration. Currently available in the WHMCS integration.

• Extended EPP Support: Implements registry-specific extensions and custom provisioning workflows.

• ICANN MoSAPI Monitoring: Provides automated monitoring of registrar status, compliance indicators, and domain abuse statistics through ICANN’s MoSAPI platform.

Minimum requirement: a VPS running Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 / 26.04 or Debian 12 / 13, with at least 1 CPU core, 2 GB RAM, and 10 GB hard drive space.

To get started, copy the command below and paste it into your server terminal:

bash <(wget -qO- https://namingo.org/registrar-install.sh)

For detailed installation steps, see:

• install-fossbilling.md – for FOSSBilling setup
• install-whmcs.md – for WHMCS setup
• install-loom.md – for Loom setup (beta)
• install-custom.md – for Custom Billing Platform setup (beta)
• configuration.md – configuration

Need help migrating between FOSSBilling, WHMCS, Loom, or a custom billing platform? Contact us at help@namingo.org to discuss your migration options.

Upgrade to the latest Namingo Registrar release with:

bash <(wget -qO- https://namingo.org/registrar-upgrade.sh)

Use the legacy sequential upgrade scripts until you reach v1.2.3, then use the universal upgrader for all future releases. See the Upgrade Guide for the complete upgrade path.

Need help, found a bug, or have an idea for Namingo Registrar?

• Email: help@namingo.org
• Discord: Join the community on Discord
• GitHub Issues: Report bugs or request features in GitHub Issues

Questions, feedback, and contributions are always welcome.

Thanks to FOSSBilling, WHMCS, Loom, and PNLCS for their work on billing platforms supported by Namingo Registrar, and to ChatGPT for assistance with code and documentation.

If you find Namingo Registrar useful, consider donating:

• Donate via Stripe
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Namingo Registrar is licensed under the MIT License.

For DENIC escrow, Namingo Registrar requires the separately installed escrow-rde-client, licensed under the LGPL-3.0.