Are you desirous of creating a website or blog with own domain name? It is the ripe time. After a long time, registering the free .com.np domain name has been employed again in a satisfying manner so as to provide easy and secured acquaintances to the users. Now, you will be able to register .com.np or other extensions ccTLD without any hassles.
Before some months, there was an issue that the website of official .np registrar (Mercantile Communication) was non-reactive. I was also a victim of that. Whenever I submitted the online form, the registrar's website used to blink only, without any response. But now, fixing those errors on its website, Mercantile Communication has come up with a new and neat website interface with some added features. Whois Lookup, domain search, and user login options are the additional features added to its previous website.
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About .com.np domain name
Before entering to the topic, let's be familiar with the term ccTLD. ccTLD stands for country code Top Level Domain. It is different from country to country such as .np for Nepal, .in for India, .pk for Pakistan and much more. In Nepal, .np registration is carried out along with secondary extensions such as .com.np, .org.np, .gov.np (for governmental offices) and many other secondary extensions, you can know them here. Also, .np domain registration is free for all the Nepali citizens and also for the registered company in Nepal. Note that personal domain name must be same as the name mentioned on Nepalese citizenship or passport or voter's card.
Additionally, it is a first-come-first-serve basis, that is, if a Nepali citizen having the same name (as yours) already registered the .np domain, you will not be able to register that domain. So hurry up! Before someone grabs your dream domain name.
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Additionally, it is a first-come-first-serve basis, that is, if a Nepali citizen having the same name (as yours) already registered the .np domain, you will not be able to register that domain. So hurry up! Before someone grabs your dream domain name.
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Required documents for .np domain registration
For personal domain
- Copy of citizenship
- Cover letter
- Copy of company registration
- Cover letter
You may scan your citizenship (both sides) and save them in PNG or JPEG format. Mercantile Communication does not accept the file size more the 800KB. So be sure your scanned copy of citizenship is less than 800KB.
Hint for writing a cover letter:
- The cover letter must be handwritten (Not typed), there is no such official message though.
- Mention that you have already filled up the online form
- Mention clearly the domain name you want to register
- Don't forget to include your full name and your signature at last.
- Scan the cover letter and save it in JPEG or PNG format (Not more than 800KB)
Steps to register .com.np domain
Step 1: Go to registrar official site from here or simply go register.com.np from your browser's address bar. Now you can see the brand new website of official .np registrar in your browser. I am not explaining the website design anymore.
Step 2: The next step is to check whether the required .np domain is available or not. Search your full name (without space between name and surname). Choose the extensions from the drop-down. In my opinion .com.np domain is best suited for the personal purpose. You can select it according to your desire.
And finally, hit search.
Step 3: If your domain name is available, you will see the congratulation message as shown in the screenshot below. Hit 'Register Now' to continue the further process.
The domain name has been censored for privacy purpose.
The domain name has been censored for privacy purpose.
Step 4: This will take you to the sign in or register page. If you already have an account, just sign into your account. If not, you can create an account with your email address. Don't forget to verify your email address if you are creating a new account.
Step 5: The next step is to apply a request for your .np domain. Note that above steps were only for checking domain availability.
To apply a domain, enter your domain name under 'Apply new domain' section. Because you had already checked your .np domain in previous steps, so your domain may be certainly available.
After you fill domain name, hit Register. This will take you to the domain details section.
To apply a domain, enter your domain name under 'Apply new domain' section. Because you had already checked your .np domain in previous steps, so your domain may be certainly available.
After you fill domain name, hit Register. This will take you to the domain details section.
Step 6: First step is to fill up the two nameservers (Primary and Secondary) where your domain is going to be hosted at.
If you are on self-hosted WordPress, provide the nameservers of your hosting provider. And if you want to start with Blogger, you have to rely on free DNS providers. There are many free DNS providers out there, so select the legit and secured one that fits you. For more details about setting up .np domain on Blogger, navigate to next section of this post.
If you are on self-hosted WordPress, provide the nameservers of your hosting provider. And if you want to start with Blogger, you have to rely on free DNS providers. There are many free DNS providers out there, so select the legit and secured one that fits you. For more details about setting up .np domain on Blogger, navigate to next section of this post.
Step 7: The second step is to fill up the address. There are two contact option, one Administrative and other Technical.
On Administrative contact detail, enter the address included in your citizenship. And for Technical contact details, you may just copy your Administrative contact detail, or just provide your current address. Note: While filling up the personal domain details, organization name is not necessary.
On Administrative contact detail, enter the address included in your citizenship. And for Technical contact details, you may just copy your Administrative contact detail, or just provide your current address. Note: While filling up the personal domain details, organization name is not necessary.
Step 8: The third option is to submit the documents (as discussed above). To submit the citizenship, select 'Registration/Citizenship document' from the drop-down and upload the scanned copy of your citizenship.
Similarly, to upload the cover letter document, select cover letter from the drop-down and upload your cover letter. If your documents are not ready yet, you can skip this step. Remember that the documents are mandatory. You should prepare them as fast as possible after the online form has been submitted. You can upload them to Dashboard>Edit Doc even after the form is submitted.
Similarly, to upload the cover letter document, select cover letter from the drop-down and upload your cover letter. If your documents are not ready yet, you can skip this step. Remember that the documents are mandatory. You should prepare them as fast as possible after the online form has been submitted. You can upload them to Dashboard>Edit Doc even after the form is submitted.
Step 8: Recheck all the details. If all the provided details are correct, finally hit 'Request domain'. If everything goes right, you will get a short email regarding domain request in your email inbox. This helps to ascertain that your online form has already been submitted to the registrar and it is under the review process.
Your requested domain is reviewed by the registrar. If all the provided details are correct and not confusing, your domain will be approved within 1 or 2 days. Keep checking your email, you will get the .np domain registration approval message there.
Your requested domain is reviewed by the registrar. If all the provided details are correct and not confusing, your domain will be approved within 1 or 2 days. Keep checking your email, you will get the .np domain registration approval message there.
Finally, you will have a lifetime free .np domain name with no renewable cost at all.
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Setting-up .com.np domain on Blogger
How to set up .np domain on Blogger? Setting up .np in Blogger is easy and free. The first thing you have to do is finding a free DNS provider as I have already mentioned in Step 6. There are lots of free DNS providers but, I personally prefer Namecheap's free DNS.
Note: You should insert the nameservers before you submit your .np domain request to register.com.np. If your domain is already available, you may sign up for Namecheap to get your nameservers as discussed in the steps below.
Note: You should insert the nameservers before you submit your .np domain request to register.com.np. If your domain is already available, you may sign up for Namecheap to get your nameservers as discussed in the steps below.
1. Get DNS
To host your .np domain with Namecheap DNS, first of all, you have to enter two nameservers (on register.com.np) that point to the Namecheap's server. To do this, go to Namecheap's free DNS service through this link. Enter your domain in the Domain box and hit 'Get DNS'.
In the next screen, you will see a signup message. Create an account using your email address. After creating an account, you will see a free cart for your DNS. Just navigate to Cart > Set up DNS. Finally, you will see a list of 5 nameservers.
2. Fill Nameservers
Among 5 nameservers, what you require is only two nameservers. So, copy only two nameservers neglecting other three.
Move back to register.com.np and fill one on primary nameserver and another on secondary nameserver and hit save. It may take some time for your domain to point Namecheap's nameserver (It will automatically happen as soon as your domain is approved by register.com.np). You will be notified in Namecheap's dashboard, once your domain points to Namecheap's server.
Move back to register.com.np and fill one on primary nameserver and another on secondary nameserver and hit save. It may take some time for your domain to point Namecheap's nameserver (It will automatically happen as soon as your domain is approved by register.com.np). You will be notified in Namecheap's dashboard, once your domain points to Namecheap's server.
3. Setting up on Blogger
Now, I assume your .np domain registration process has been finalized.
Go to blogger.com and choose a blog (from Blogger dashboard) where you want to register a custom .com.np domain name.
Now, Go to Dashboard > Settings > Basic > Publishing > set-up third-party domains.
Enter your .com.np domain name inside the domain box. Don't forget to include www in front of domain name e.g. www.yourdomain.com.np. Select 'Use a missing files host' as 'No' and hit save.
On the next screen, you will see an error message with two CNAME records as shown in the screenshot below:
Go to blogger.com and choose a blog (from Blogger dashboard) where you want to register a custom .com.np domain name.
Now, Go to Dashboard > Settings > Basic > Publishing > set-up third-party domains.
Enter your .com.np domain name inside the domain box. Don't forget to include www in front of domain name e.g. www.yourdomain.com.np. Select 'Use a missing files host' as 'No' and hit save.
On the next screen, you will see an error message with two CNAME records as shown in the screenshot below:
Domain name and second CNAME record has been censored for privacy purpose
You have to fill those CNAME records to Namecheap server. So, go to your Namecheap's dashboard > Manage > Advanced DNS > Add New Record > CNAME Record.
4. Setting CNAME Record
Setting up CNAME records is easy. Add 'www' in host field and 'ghs.google.com' in value. Set TTL to Automatic and hit save.
Similarly, go to Add New Record > CNAME Record and add another CNAME record (censored part of the above screenshot) and hit save. Here is a final screenshot.
Similarly, go to Add New Record > CNAME Record and add another CNAME record (censored part of the above screenshot) and hit save. Here is a final screenshot.
5. Adding A records
Adding A records is not hard either. Just go to Add New Record > A Record. Enter '@' in Host, '
216.239.32.21' in Value and set TTL to automatic. Similarly, add 3 other IP addresses one by one:
Set '@' in the host field for each of them. Finally, hit save. Here is the final screenshot for what I had done.
216.239.32.21' in Value and set TTL to automatic. Similarly, add 3 other IP addresses one by one:
- 216.239.34.21
- 216.239.36.21
- 216.239.38.21
It may take some time to appear your blog on the internet. And at last, don't forget to redirect your naked domain (without www) into your domain by selecting the ticker at edit option (at the right side of your domain) in Blogger. It helps to redirect blog traffic from the naked domain to your blog. Here is an official Namecheap's guide to set up the domain in Blogger.
That was that. The last thing you will want to do is to check your brand new blog with .np domain name. Happy Blogging!
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This was a guide to .np domain registration process. I hope this article helped you to register your very own .np domain in Nepal. If you have any queries, you can mention them in the comment section below. Make me happy by sharing this article with your friends too.
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