How to register .np website for free in Nepal?

Isn't it amazing to know that you can register your personal or business website for free in Nepal.  Moreover the whole process can be done online and it takes less than five minutes. All you need to provide is your personal details and valid identity document. The website you will register will be in .np domain and would look like 'yourname.com.np' or 'yourorganizationname.com.np'. While .com domain will normally cost you around 10$ to register and same amount for yearly renewal,  you don't have to pay a single dollar for registering .com.np domain and it will be registered for lifetime. 

Mercantile Communications Pvt. Ltd. has been assigned the domain registrar in Nepal for registering .np domains. Individuals and organizations like schools, colleges, banks, NGOs and other organizations can register .np domain for free. Domain name ending in various extensions like .com.np, .org.np, .gov.np, .net.np etc. can be registered depending upon your requirement and type of organization. 

To know in detail you can visit the website register.com.np but shortly I would sum up the important points as follows:

Steps to follow for registering your Domain name:

1. Go to Register.com.np
2. Create an account
3. Login and search for domain name you want to register. If the name is available click on Register. 
4. Provide necessary details like name, address, phone no, organization name etc. and attach valid document as specified.
5. You need to provide Primary and Secondary name server during registration. Initially you can provide any nameserver (eg. ns1.hosting.com.np, ns2.hosting.com.np etc.). It can be modified later. If you have purchased hosting, you can ask your hosting provider for the nameserver. 
6. Request for registration and wait for approval.

Mercantile will verify your request and normally registers your domain name within one day and notify you in email. The registered domain will be listed in the 'Active Domain' list in your dashboard.

What next?

Getting your domain name registered is first step and now to get your website running on the internet you need to host it i.e. buy a hosting package from hosting provider and link your domain to it. Again usually you will find paid options for hosting which range from $1 to $100/year . But in my next article I will share with you how can you get hosting for free from trusted service provider like Google.

Hope this article was helpful. Get your website registered and see my next article for Hosting your website for free and get it live on the internet!