What Is This?

This is a free subdomain service that allows you to have a nicer, better-looking subdomain instead of using the default URLs that hosting providers give you. Hosting providers like GitHub Pages or Cloudflare Pages let you publish a website for free, but the URL they assign you is not the best. So instead of using say:

satr14.github.io
satr14.pages.dev

You can get something much better looking:

satr14.part-of.my.id
satr14.is-my.id

These subdomains are free. Unlike regular domains which cost a yearly fee, no hidden fees here. All paid and managed by us.

Who is this for?

If you can't afford an actual domain, part-of.my.id is a way for you to get a better-looking web address for your website. We made this primarily for individuals who like web development but lack the funds for buying a domain.

How is this different from a regular domain?

A subdomain is a prefix of a domain. For example, satr14 is the subdomain in satr14.part-of.my.id. Instead of buying your own domain, we give you access to a subdomain on one of ours.

Regular domains are paid by you, the user. You pay the registrar a yearly fee for access to your domain. For part-of.my.id, you get access to a subdomain on one of our available domains. The best part is that we handle the fees and provide you access for free, no strings attached. You can do that by setting DNS records on your subdomains.

DNS records? What's that?

Think of it like a phone book for the internet. Every website's domain like example.com maps to a phone number which we call an IP address like 192.168.1.1 (a public one of course). It's the core of how part-of.my.id operates.

When your browser wants to visit a website, it goes to a DNS server to request the address for that website. The DNS server responds with an IP address for that website which your browser uses to make a connection. Without DNS, you would need to manually type IP address numbers which would be very hard to memorize.

This is relevant to you because when you register a subdomain with us, you are essentially creating DNS records that tell the internet where your website lives. Without those records, your subdomain would point nowhere.

How do I set DNS records?

You can set them by writing JSON files. JavaScript Object Notation (or JSON for short) is a way to define key-value pairs. For part-of.my.id, it's a way for you to describe your DNS records and your ownership contacts. Automated scripts parse JSON files in our repository and determine what records to deploy to which subdomains.

What records do you support?

We support a variety of DNS record types, including A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, and many more in the future. All our subdomains are hosted on Cloudflare, meaning we support record proxying (also known as orange clouding). We also have support for single page redirect rules via a REDIRECT pseudo-record.

Is this all safe and reliable?

While all of our DNS records are publicly viewable and hosted on our GitHub repository, automated checks make sure that only your GitHub account is authorized to make changes via Pull Requests. Our domains are hosted on Cloudflare so rest assured your subdomain won't go offline anytime soon. We also actively maintain the repositories and keep an eye on Pull Requests.

Pull Requests? What's that?

Pull Request (or PRs for short) is a way for you to propose your code changes to a repository. In our case, it's a way for you to request to create/update/delete your subdomain and records. While automated checks will verify your records are valid, your website will undergo review to make sure it complies with our Terms of Service.

Once your Pull Request is approved and merged, automated scripts will deploy your DNS records onto Cloudflare.

Ready to get started?

Start by looking at our quickstart guide, it will guide you through forking the repository, creating the JSON domain file, and creating a pull request. If you have any other questions, take a look at the FAQ page.