Create domain(s)

To create domains in your Realtime Register account, follow the instructions below.

1: Check availability for the domains you need to create using our ADAC or list availability check. For detailed instructions on where to find the domain check and how to use it, go to the Check knowledge base article

2: Add the to-be-created domain(s) to your cart and click proceed to checkout

3: Provide all the required information in the domain create form, we'll go over the different options one by one

Registration profile

A registration profile can be used to fill most of the domain create form and speed up the create process significantly. A registration profile contains a set of default registration information:

Registrant, Admin, Billing, and Tech contacts
Domain autorenewal settings
Nameserver configuration
DNSSEC key data
Preferred FOA contact

To use a registration profile to autofill the domain create form, you'll need to create one first. For instructions on creating a registration profile, go to the Create registration profiles for domain creates/transfers knowledge base article.

4: If you wish to use a registration profile to fill the domain create form, select it from the drop-down menu, and the registration profile will be used to fill the domain create form. Once filled, add any additional information required if not added by the registration profile. If you do not want to use a registration profile, you can skip this step.

5: Provide the Registrant-, Admin-, Billing- & Tech-contacts

6: Configure the domain autorenewal and Privacy Protect settings

7: Configure the nameserver settings for the domains to be created, to do so use a Premium or Basic DNS-zone, configure external nameservers and DNSSEC keydata, or select the option No nameservers to complete the create request without setting nameservers.

Premium DNS zone

Select the DNS zone option and configure to use a premium DNS-zone. If an existing Premium DNS-zone for the to be created domain(s) is active in your account, it will be automatically selected to use for the domain(s) in the create request.
To create a new premium DNS zone during the create, confiigure the zone to be created based on a DNS-template in your account or a master server that holds the domain's DNS records
Select whether or not to autosign the to be created zones & domain(s) with DNSSEC
For more information on creating Premium DNS zones, go to the Create a premium DNS zone knowledgebase article

Basic DNS zone

Select the DNS zone option and configure to use a basic DNS-zone. If an existing basic DNS-zone for the to be created domain(s) is active in your account, it will be autoselected to use for the domain(s) in the create request
To create a new basic DNS zone during the create, configure the zone to be created based on a DNS-template in your account
Select whether or not to keep the DNS template linked to the zone
For more information on creating Basic DNS zones, go to the Create a basic DNS zone knowledgebase article

Nameservers and DNSSEC keydata

To configure external nameservers and DNSSEC keydata (optional) to be set during the create request, select the Nameservers option
Add the nameservers
Add DNSSEC keydata if required

No nameservers

To configure no nameservers to be set during the create request, select the 'No nameservers' option
Add the nameservers
Add DNSSEC keydata if required

8: Click Confirm to go to the order confirmation page

9: Select the domain create period to use for the domain create(s) from the dropdown menu if available and click Complete order to complete the domain create request

10: A message indicating the create has been completed or has been requested and is suspended will be displayed

11: If the create request has been requested but does not complete real-time, you can check the domain create process on the requested creates overview page in our portal

12: For more information on managing suspended creates, go to the Check pending creates knowledge base article