Misk Domain Essentials, $ 25.00/yr. on Linux/Windows Shared


Domain Essentials has been added on Aug 28, 2026, Aggregate Rating (2.5 out of 10 from 6 reviews)
misk.com
Misk
600 1st Ave Suite 330 #33544
Seattle , WA 98104-2246
US
☎ Phone +1 425 230 4250
📠 Fax +1 425 230 6715
  • 💡 Plan Name: Domain Essentials (sku #p156126)
  • 🔧 Category: Shared Hosting / Linux/Windows
  • 💰 Price:$ 25.00/yr.
  • 💿 Disk Space: 100 MB
  • 📶 Traffic bandwidth: unmetered
  • 💲 Setup Fee: free
🔌 Hosted domains :1
🆓 free domains :0
📌 Dedicated IPs :0
💳 Payment Methods :Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPal
🔨 Control Panel :[In-house]
🔧 Category :DNS
✍️ Support Options :Email
Targeting :US
💰 Money-back guarantee :30 days
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*📜 Plan description

Domain Essentials costs $25 per year and combines static web hosting, DNS service and email for one domain. The hosting allocation is 100MB of web space and every hosted site is automatically protected with free SSL certificates that are issued and renewed without manual certificate management. The hosting platform uses a grid architecture distributed across multiple data centers, and uploaded files are replicated across multiple servers to improve availability and performance. It supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, images, video and other static files, but does not support databases or dynamic server-side languages such as PHP or ASP.NET. Server-side mail forms are available for websites that need contact forms or similar email submission functionality. Custom 404 pages can be created by uploading a 404.html or 404.htm file. Content compression and browser caching are used to reduce page transfer time and improve repeat-visit performance. The 100MB web-space allocation is fixed and does not have a storage-upgrade tier.

The DNS portion supports A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and SRV records, IPv6, SenderID, SPF and DKIM, and allows the domain to point to Misk.com hosting, another hosting company or customer-operated servers. Domain forwarding and masking are included, and DNS changes are managed through the in-house control panel. The bundled email service includes up to 100 email addresses with 20MB of storage per address, a 5MB attachment limit, unlimited forwarding, catch-all forwarding, spam filtering, virus and phishing filtering, POP3 access and webmail. Email can be used with clients such as Outlook, Thunderbird and Mac Mail as well as mobile devices. The package is covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. Payment is available by major credit or debit card and PayPal. Support is available by email, with weekday responses generally arriving within hours. The wider Misk.com infrastructure uses multiple data centers, load balancing, RAID storage, backups and redundant architecture to support reliability.

📄 Editorial Review

Misk.com is an American domain registrar and web-services provider founded in 1998 by Nitin Agarwal, who remains Founder and CEO. The company began operating in May 1998, introduced an automated domain-registration service under the RegisterSite.com name in May 2000, and switched to the Misk.com identity in July 2005. It is based in Seattle, Washington, and operates as a privately held business with a relatively small team.

Misk is an ICANN-accredited registrar with IANA ID 401, while Canadian .ca registrations are handled through Misk.com Canada, Inc., a wholly owned affiliate certified by CIRA. The company has concentrated on domain registration and closely related Internet services rather than expanding into VPS, cloud servers or dedicated hosting.

Its main services cover Domain Registration, Domain Essentials, DNS management, static website hosting and hosted email. Domain registration is available for extensions including .com, .co, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .me, .us, .ca, .uk and .eu. Depending on the registry, domains can generally be registered for multiple years, with many extensions supporting terms of up to ten years.

Domain management includes nameserver changes, ownership management, expiration controls, domain forwarding, masking and bulk administration. Accounts containing larger domain portfolios benefit from filtering, bulk renewal tools, grouped WHOIS management and downloadable domain and order information.

Domain Essentials combines DNS, basic web hosting and email under one annual service. It can also be used with domains registered through another registrar, making it useful for customers who prefer to retain their registrar elsewhere while using Misk for DNS or a simple website.

DNS management supports A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV and NS records, along with IPv6, configurable TTL values, wildcard records, subdomains, forwarding and masking. This provides enough flexibility for domains connected to third-party web servers, mail systems, SaaS platforms and other external services.

The included web hosting is designed specifically for static websites. Each Domain Essentials subscription provides 100 MB of web space, FTP access and automatically managed SSL certificates. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, video and other static files can be hosted, while custom 404 pages and server-side mail forms are also supported.

PHP, ASP.NET, databases and other server-side application environments are not included. WordPress, Joomla, database-driven stores and similar applications therefore require a separate hosting provider. Storage is also fixed at 100 MB, making the service best suited to company profiles, portfolios, landing pages and other compact static websites.

Static website files are replicated across multiple servers and data-center locations. HTTP compression, browser caching and automatic HTTPS are integrated into the platform, giving relatively small websites a straightforward hosting environment without requiring customers to manage server software or SSL certificate renewals.

Email is available both through Domain Essentials and as separate Upgraded Email packages. Domain Essentials supports as many as 100 email addresses, with 20 MB of storage per mailbox and a 5 MB message and attachment limit. Forwarding, catch-all addresses, spam filtering, virus filtering, POP3 and webmail are included.

Upgraded Email raises mailbox capacity to 250 MB and allows attachments of up to 100 MB. Email Lite includes one mailbox, Email Pro includes five and Email Plus includes ten. Misk runs its own email software and maintains outbound-mail reputation through spam controls, virus filtering and blacklist monitoring. IMAP and automatic vacation responders are not part of the standard email environment.

The company serves more than 55,000 websites. Its services and account interface are primarily aimed at English-speaking customers, with product pricing displayed in USD.

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