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199-day SSL certificates start soon

TECH NEWS   LAUREN ANDERSON   0 COMMENTS

Certificate lifespans are shrinking fast, and the first major change is almost here. Beginning March 15, 2026, the maximum lifespan for public TLS certificates drops to 200 days. ...



New year checklist for domain owners

DOMAINS   DEREK MANNING   0 COMMENTS

We are almost in 2026, how are you doing with your new year resolutions? Many resolutions are hard to keep, which is why most of us end up abandoning them. But here are 4 easy resolutions you could have made as a domain owner that can be easily accomplished....



What is caching and how to clear it?

DNS   LAUREN ANDERSON   0 COMMENTS

Caching works by storing items in a temporary location to access them more easily later. In modern days and age, speed is of utmost importance when it comes to providing users with the best online experience. Research shows that a page load delay of just 0.5 seconds in...



How to configure reverse DNS or PTR records?

EMAIL   LAUREN ANDERSON   0 COMMENTS

Opposite to what an A/AAAA record does for forward lookup zones, PTR records point a domain/hostname to an A/AAAA record. It is used to verify if a server name is actually associated with the IP address. If a PTR record for an IP address points to a hostname and the A/AA...



Different types of email service explained

EMAIL   DEREK MANNING   0 COMMENTS

We offer 5 different types of email service and if you are confused as to what email service to choose, this blog would shed some light. You can follow the steps below to find out which email service best suits you....



How to migrate your service with minimum downtime

DNS   LAUREN ANDERSON   0 COMMENTS

We often get inquiries about how to migrate a domain name, DNS as well email hosting with a minimum downtime. If you are in the same shoes, this blog will shed some light on what steps to take.

Dynu is one of the oldest dynamic DNS service and DNS...



What are name servers and how do they work?

DOMAINS   LAUREN ANDERSON   0 COMMENTS

When you register a domain name at the domain name registrar, you can set up name servers for the domain name there. A name server is a server that controls the DNS for a domain. It handles queries or questions from your local computer about the location of a domain name's va...



Outdated SEO practices that you should avoid

SEO   DEREK MANNING   0 COMMENTS

Outdated SEO practices are those that were previously effective but are now not only useless, but are possibly being penalized by the search engines. Knowing these SEO techniques is important because they need to be avoided at all costs.




Dynu API now supporting email services

PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT   LAUREN ANDERSON   0 COMMENTS

We are proud to announce that our API now supports managing email services. This is due to popular demand from our amazing customers doing awesome things: ISPs, web hosting providers, online security experts etc. Our API lets them do this automatically, keeping dis...



I cannot ping my hostname: is the Dynamic DNS Service not working?

DNS   LAUREN ANDERSON   1 COMMENTS

Server monitoring and DNS failover is a must-have for any individual and organization that interacts with customers via a website. Having a server go down is bad, not knowing about it and not having a reliable disaster recovery plan is even worse....



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