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The registrant controls the .rs domain.

A .rs domain is registered through one of the registrars accredited by RNIDS, not with RNIDS itself, and each registrar sets its own price. The registrant, the person or company the domain is registered to, holds all rights over it, so it should be you or your company.

01

Registration step by step

  • Check that the name is free in the RNIDS WHOIS search. A search does not reserve the name; until you pay, anyone else can register it.
  • Choose a registrar from the RNIDS list of accredited registrars. Renewal, contact changes, transfers and locking are all done there later.
  • Enter accurate registrant data. The email address is the key detail, because later changes are confirmed through it.
  • Confirm the email address through the link sent after registration within 20 days, or the domain becomes inactive.
  • Add at least two DNS servers, plus the administrative and technical contacts.

A registration runs for one to ten years and can be renewed without limit, but never more than ten years in advance in total. The same procedure applies to the Cyrillic .срб domain.

02

Verify the registrant

Only the registrant can change the registrant or ask for the registration to end. The administrative contact can change everything else, and the technical contact usually maintains DNS.

The RNIDS WHOIS search shows the registrar, status and expiry date. If contact data is hidden, check it in the registrar account or ask the registrar as the registrant. When a former developer or agency is the registrant, the change has to be requested by them, so settle it while the cooperation is still good.

03

Transfer to another registrar

  • The registrant or administrative contact requests an authorisation code from the current registrar.
  • The code is emailed to the administrative contact and is valid for 20 days.
  • You hand the code to the new registrar, which starts the transfer.
  • If the current registrar does not respond within 7 days, the request goes to RNIDS, which creates and sends the code.

A registrar transfer should not silently become a DNS migration. Save the active nameservers and records first, and unlock the domain, because a locked domain only allows renewal.

04

Protect administrative access

  • Secure mode: critical changes, such as new DNS servers, wait for confirmation by the administrative contact.
  • Client or Registrar Lock: only renewal is allowed until the domain is unlocked.
  • Registry Lock: unlocking requires an additional verification.

Keep recovery addresses current and avoid tying ownership to a former contractor. Locks do not help if someone controls the registrar account or the mailbox of the administrative contact.

05

Domain and hosting are separate

The registrar holds the domain, while the website and email can be hosted anywhere. The nameservers listed with the domain answer where the site lives (A and AAAA records) and where mail is delivered (MX), so hosting can change without touching the registration.

Check DNS records · Expired domain · Business email on your domain