So you are planning to create a website and want to get a domain name for free? Or you are planning to start your blog but dont know where to start from. Be it a personal website, or a business website, you can get .np domains for free in Nepal. The only thing required is scanned copy of your citizenship, and a cover letter.

What is .np domain name?

.np domain name is the Country code top-level domain (ccTLD), reserved for Nepal. Mercantile Communicationa PVT. LTD. has the right to distribute .np domains in Nepal.

How to get then?

The registration is quite straight forward.

1. Go to https://register.com.np/ and check if the domain name you want is available. You can select from a various sets of domains such as .com.np, .info.np, etc.

   If the domain is not available, try a new one.

2. If the domain is available, click Register now. It will take it to the login page. If you have not registered before, click Create user.

3. Fill all the details, and click Create account. Verfication link will be sent to your email. Go to your email, and click Verify. It will take you to the login page. Login with your newly created credentials.

4. Next you need to fill the domain request form. The tricky part is Name server section. If you have purchased a hosting package, you will get nameservers from your hosting provider. If not, you can use free nameservers till you get a new one: ns1.afraid.org and ns2.afraid.org

   You can also use Cloudflare’s nameservers as well, which has many benefits. For that, login to Cloudflare, go to DNS, and under Cloudflare Nameservers section there will be the nameservers. Copy those in the two nameservers section.

   Then fill the Administrative contact and Technical contact information, which is quite straight forward.

5. Submit documents

   Make sure you have scanned copy of either your citizenship, passport or license. An extra thing you require is a cover letter requesting the domain name.

   here is a sample of the cover letter:

   
        Date: 2019-02-21
   
        To,
        The Host Master,
        Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd.
   
        Subject: Regarding registration of .np domain name
   
        Dear Sir/Madam,
   
        I would like to register a .np domain, www.<YOUR_DOMAIN>.com.np for my personal website. 
        I have filled all the forms, and also attached the required documents.
   
        I will be looking forward to hear soon. 
   
        Regards,
        <YOUR NAME>
   
   

   Make a doc file, paste the content above, and make adjustments accordingly. Then upload the file.

   After that click Save and Continue. Thats it! It will take around a day to point the nameservers to your domain name.