1984 Hosting FreeDNS, $ 0.00/yr. on DNS

FreeDNS has been added on Jul 23, 2021, Aggregate Rating (7.3 out of 10 from 4 reviews)

🔌 Domains Allowed :	unlimited
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalWire TransferBitcoin
🔨 Control Panel :	[In-house]
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-Free
Other special features :	FreeDNS isand will always remainfree of charge.
🌏 Server Locations :	Iceland
⚑ Targeting :	CA EE DE IS IL LV PS PT ES UK US

See also initial FreeDNS plan location on their website!

📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

1984.hosting is an Iceland-based hosting provider operating as 1984 ehf., built around a strong "privacy and civil rights" positioning alongside practical hosting and infrastructure services. The company was established in 2006 by free software and civil rights enthusiasts, and they have a long-term commitment to renewable ("green") energy and open-source software choices as part of their operating model.
They focus on three core service families: Shared Hosting, VPS, and FreeDNS

Shared Hosting

Shared hosting is positioned as an "out-of-the-box" web hosting service that bundles a control panel, email, and compatibility with mainstream CMS stacks (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal). Plan highlights Let’s Encrypt SSL (free and automatic), LiteSpeed-based server stack references in plan details, and a broad "unlimited" model for common quotas (domains, bandwidth, disk, databases, and email), while still implying fair-use expectations typical of shared environments.

VPS Hosting

VPS line is designed for customers who want root-level control, with access via SSH and a web-based VNC console for out-of-band management. They offer "instant setup," enterprise-grade hardware, and a catalog of preconfigured images that can include VPN-oriented builds (e.g., OpenVPN and WireGuard) and standard OS/application stacks.

Managed VPS Hosting

Managed VPS is positioned as a middle ground between shared hosting simplicity and VPS isolation: customers get dedicated resources (vCPU/RAM/disk) while the provider handles system administration. This product category is framed as a stability and scaling step-up for sites that have grown beyond shared hosting’s resource-sharing model.

FreeDNS

FreeDNS is a separate DNS platform offered without charge, presented as a public service (usable even if the customer hosts elsewhere). They promote Anycast availability, DNSSEC automation, DDoS protection, web redirects, zone history/restore, and broad record-type coverage (A/AAAA/CAA/CNAME/MX/SRV/TXT/SSHFP/TLSA, among others). It is also framed as long-running and highly reliable, with a specific uptime claim published for the DNS service itself.

The overall business at 1984.hosting appears relatively unstable compared with higher-quality hosting providers. Relying on an in-house control panel also feels out of step with today’s market, where mature, widely adopted panels are generally expected.