Why OpenNIC?
Looking for a more open and democratic internet? Concerned about censorship? Or maybe you're just looking for a technically minded community? Whatever the reason, OpenNIC is the community for you. Get started today by changing your DNS servers and joining our community, and you'll finally be able to take control of your connection to the online world!
Visit the lounge to find out how to get in touch with our community!
Closest Tier 2 servers to your location (ordered from nearest to farthest and sorted by reliability and unique administrators):
For a complete list of DNS servers along with information about each one, see servers.opennicproject.org.
If you are interested in volunteering to help with one of the projects below, please contact the group coordinator listed.
- ArchitectureWG
- AuditingWG
- EncryptionWG
- FoundationWG
- HostmasteringWG
- PublicRelationsWG
- WebmasteringWG
- TranslationWG
- VotingWG
- Proposing and Creating new TLDs through OpenNIC
- Running a Tier2 OpenNIC Server
- Signing the OpenNIC key
- How to get help
- OpenNIC Public Homepage and Jump-off Point
- Current OpenNIC TLDs
FAQ
What is OpenNIC?
OpenNIC is a user controlled Alternative DNS Root offering a democratic and non-national alternative to the traditional Top-Level Domain registries, currently served by Network Solutions with policies set by ICANN.
Use of OpenNIC DNS servers will allow name resolution with the Legacy U.S. Government DNS, OpenNIC operated zones, and namespaces with which we have peering agreements.
What is this site?
This wiki is an access controlled drafting area for OpenNIC working groups (WGs), as well as a reliable source for detailed information on the operations of OpenNIC. In accordance with our open access philosophy, working group notes are world-readable. Write access to the various WG areas is however limited only to participants (in order to provide a high signal-to-noise ratio). For more information on how to use this wiki, see: WikiCategory first, and then: CategoryWiki.
If you would like to register an account on this wiki, please contact the wikimaster (brian at opennicproject dot org).
How can I help?
The main thing anyone can do to help is to become a member. Sign up at http://www.opennicproject.org/members/ and join our mailing list! The other great thing you can do to help is to spread the word: even if you don't utilize our TLDs, our extensive DNS network is still the quickest around!
If you wish to get more involved, most of our coordination takes place on IRC, the Mailing List, or this wiki. If you want to contribute to any specific projects, get in touch with the coordinator of a Working Group!
I need help getting started!
There are plenty of OpenNIC folks available to help with whatever problem you may be having with an OpenNIC server, setup to resolve OpenNIC TLDs, volunteering to set up a Tier 2 server, etc. Please use one of the following contact methods (listed in order of preference). The OpenNIC administrators monitor all of these, and you'll usually receive a response within hours.
- Post a message to the "discuss" mailing list
- Find help on the IRC channel (#opennic on freenode)
- Send us an email at support@opennicproject.org
License
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