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Every Stackryze Domain follows the same naming rules. The rules are enforced at registration and during any custom-nameserver update, so it’s worth understanding them once.

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The shape

A Stackryze Domain is a single label under one of the four Stackryze namespaces:
<your-label> is the part you choose. The namespace suffix is fixed at registration and never changes — the same naming rules apply to all four namespaces.

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Length

A 3-character name like abc.indevs.in is valid but rare. Names in the 8–24 range are easier to read, share, and remember. The same length bounds apply under every namespace.

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Allowed characters

A label may contain only:
  • Lowercase ASCII letters (a–z)
  • Digits (0–9)
  • Hyphens (-)
It may not contain:
  • Uppercase letters
  • Spaces
  • Underscores or any other punctuation
  • Internationalized characters (münchen, 日本語, emojis)
The system lowercases anything you type, so MyProject.indevs.in and myproject.indevs.in resolve to the same name. Case insensitivity applies across all four namespaces.

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Position rules for hyphens

  • A hyphen cannot appear as the first character.
  • A hyphen cannot appear as the last character.
  • Consecutive hyphens are allowed in the middle but are discouraged for readability.

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Case insensitivity

DNS is case-insensitive. The registry treats MyProject.indevs.in and myproject.indevs.in as the same name. To avoid ambiguity, always write and share your domain in lowercase, regardless of which namespace it lives under.

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Uniqueness and reuse

A name can be owned by one Stackryze account at a time. When a name is released — through deletion, expiry past the grace period, or a registry pull — it enters a cooling-off period before it can be registered again. See Domain lifecycle for the timeline.

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Reserved names

A small set of labels are reserved for Stackryze services and cannot be registered:
  • www, mail, admin, api, dashboard
  • ns1, ns2, ns3, ns4
  • Anything matching stackryze, indevs, or a known abuse pattern
The registration form rejects these with a clear message before you spend time filling in the CAPTCHA.

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Choosing a good name

A few heuristics that hold up over time:
  • Pronounceable beats clever. tarun.dev is easier to share than t8rn-d3v.
  • Stable beats topical. Names tied to a single project get awkward when the project pivots.
  • Short beats long, once it’s still readable.
  • Lowercase everywhere to avoid the casing ambiguity trap.

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Where to go next

Stackryze Domains

What a Stackryze Domain is.

Domain lifecycle

What happens to a name over time.

Getting started

Register your first domain.

Naming errors

Common rejection messages and fixes.