Registering a domain means entering into an agreement with the zone registry through an accredited registrar for a fixed term, usually 1 year with the option to renew. Technically the domain becomes yours only after the registry has entered the record in its database and assigned it the standard EPP status clientTransferProhibited — this protects against an accidental or fraudulent transfer in the first few days after purchase, not a restriction on you as the owner.
Registering a Domain on ZevsHost
- Go to the domains page at zevshost.net/domains.php
- Enter the desired domain name in the search field
- Check availability for your preferred zones
- Add the domain to your cart
- Log in to your account or create a new one
- Choose a payment method and pay
- The domain is registered automatically within a few minutes
Key TLDs
- .ua — Ukraine residents and companies only, a residency document is required
- .com/.net/.org — international, no restrictions on the registrant
- .com.ua — for businesses in Ukraine, requires an EDRPOU code or sole-trader tax ID
Choosing a TLD is a decision worth making once, for the long term: changing a company's primary domain means getting the site re-indexed by search engines, reissuing SSL certificates, and updating business cards, contracts, and corporate email — the cost of that is usually many times higher than the registration fee itself.
Common Registration Errors
The registration form validates the name and registrant data before sending the request to the registry. Some checks are syntactic (length, allowed characters), others are zone-specific business rules (a mandatory organization code, premium-name status). Here is what typical rejections mean and how to get past them:
| Message | What happened | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Domain name already registered | The name is currently held by another owner | Check the expiry date via whois or pick a different zone |
| Invalid character in domain name | The name contains a character outside A–Z, 0–9, and the hyphen | Remove underscores, spaces, and characters like & and _ |
| Domain name cannot start or end with a hyphen | A hyphen is the first or last character of the name | Move the hyphen inside the name or remove it |
| Registrant contact requires organization ID | The .ua/.com.ua zone requires an EDRPOU or tax ID, and the profile field is empty | Fill in the code in the registrant details before paying |
| This domain is a premium name | The name is on the zone registry's premium-name list | The price will be higher than standard — it is shown at the payment step, see buying premium domains |
Requirements by Top-Level Zone
| Zone | Name length | Who can register | Notable feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com / .net / .org | 1–63 characters | any individual or organization | no regional restrictions, IDN supported |
| .ua | 2–63 characters | a Ukraine resident (individual's passport or a company's EDRPOU) | a residency document is required on first registration |
| .com.ua / .net.ua / .org.ua | 2–63 characters | Ukrainian companies and sole traders | an EDRPOU or tax ID code is mandatory |
| .io | 1–63 characters | anyone | administered by the Indian Ocean territory registry, high demand in tech |
| .info | 1–63 characters | anyone | no restrictions on the registrant, often cheaper in the first year |
The .com zone remains the most attractive target for typosquatters precisely because it has no restrictions on the registrant — anyone, anywhere can buy a lookalike name. The .ua and .com.ua zones are harder to abuse for phishing copies of a brand thanks to the mandatory EDRPOU/passport check, which is worth factoring in when choosing a primary zone for a business.
Verifying the Registration
After payment the domain does not appear in the registry instantly — usually 5–15 minutes for international zones and up to a few hours for .ua. Check the status like this:
# Check the domain record in the registry
whois yourdomain.com
# Check the assigned NS servers
dig yourdomain.com NS +short
# Expected result for a new ZevsHost domain
ns1.zevshost.net.
ns2.zevshost.net.If whois returns No match for domain, the registration has not finished propagating to the registry yet — wait 15–20 minutes and try again. If the domain shows up in whois but dig NS comes back empty, the zone has not been set up on the DNS provider's side yet — that is a separate issue unrelated to the registration itself.
When Registering Through the Panel Doesn't Work
The standard form covers the main scenario — a free name in a regular zone for a new or existing account owner. Outside that scope you'll find cases like:
- The name is taken but unused — then you need an auction or drop-date monitoring, see premium domains and auctions
- You need a Cyrillic domain — the search form works through punycode, details in the article on IDN domains
- The domain is already registered at another registrar — that's not a new registration, it's a domain transfer
- You need to protect a brand across a dozen zones at once — that calls for a dedicated strategy, see brand domain protection