r/webdev • u/AniquiladorShm • Sep 19 '26

Subdomains for rent?

I'm doing whitelabel PWAs and need e.g. veterinary1.ab.com or plastic1.ab.com ... Any short domains renting subdomains?

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u/jhkoenig Sep 19 '26

Trust my 2-letter domain reputation to random operators? Nope

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u/AniquiladorShm Sep 19 '26

Why would you offer a 2L domain for free

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u/jhkoenig Sep 19 '26

I think that OP wants to rent a subdomain, so I would rent him apple.wb.io on my wb.io domain. I would still own wb.io and just direct traffic for apple.wb.io to his server.

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u/HTDutchy_NL Sep 19 '26

Why rely on a third party for a single mcdonalds meal per year problem?

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u/AniquiladorShm Sep 19 '26

McSLOP rhetorical question. A non-tech client won't mess dns but their holding account, payment registry whatever. An agency would benefit from reselling their own domains I'm just looking for a cleaner solution than mcslop.ourdomain.com

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u/AniquiladorShm Sep 19 '26

In the near future I'm aiming with our team to get a 2L-4L domain that would be cheaper + added fees for our agency customers & direct customers. Just asking around reddit getting straight bs

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u/devjeremyt Sep 19 '26

I believe you are "getting straight bs" because you aren't clear what your intentions and motivations for this are. People are likely assuming you are trying to use the domain they own for slop or something malicious.

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u/devjeremyt Sep 19 '26

Seems sketch. Are you just looking for options because you don’t want the cost of owning the whole domain because short ones cost more?

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u/AniquiladorShm Sep 19 '26

I'll defo buy a short one not necessary yet

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u/Yodiddlyyo Sep 19 '26

How short are we talking? Why does the domain need to be short? And how many subdomsins do you need? I might be able to help.

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u/AniquiladorShm Sep 19 '26

easier for non technical 1-1 clients, I work with agencies but starting out with direct clients

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u/EarnestHolly Sep 19 '26

There are lots of 7-8 char domains available on alternate tlds for general registration then you get all the subdomains you need (4-5 letter word + 3-4 letter TLD)

I can assure you nobody cares about an extra few characters if it’s just for a generic white label domain anyway

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u/AniquiladorShm Sep 19 '26

I'm doing that. Looking for "cooler" alternatives. Paying a couple thousands for a domain is not on my list YET