> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://perfgrid.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Manage a domain

> See your domains in the console and change a domain's renewal, nameservers, DNSSEC, transfer lock, WHOIS privacy and registrant, or get its auth code.

Your domains are under **Domains** in the console's sidebar. You need the **View domains** permission to see them and the **Manage domains** permission to change them.

## Your domains

Click **Domains** in the sidebar. You can switch **Auto-renew** on or off right in the list. A domain that expires within 30 days without automatic renewal says **Expires in** and the number of days. Click a domain's name, or **Manage**, to open its page.

![The Domains list with status, expiry date, auto-renew switch, DNS and price for each domain](https://mintcdn.com/perfgrid/sWFJqnIUuIEWyOeE/images/domains/manage-a-domain-list.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=sWFJqnIUuIEWyOeE\&q=85\&s=02bfacb8b10bd0a339078e036ea114f1)

Some domains are view only: a `.dk` domain marked **Billed by the registry** (you pay Punktum dk directly), and an older domain **Managed by PerfGrid support** ([contact us](https://console.perfgrid.com/contact) to change it). You can't change a domain while it is **Being registered** or its **Transfer in progress**.

## The domain's page

The top of the page shows the domain's dates, renewal, registrant and nameservers. Below are the settings you can change. The page only shows the settings the domain ending supports: a `.dk` domain, for example, has no transfer lock, WHOIS privacy or registrant section.

![A domain's page with its registration and expiry dates, renewal, registrant, nameservers and the Renew automatically switch](https://mintcdn.com/perfgrid/sWFJqnIUuIEWyOeE/images/domains/manage-a-domain-page.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=sWFJqnIUuIEWyOeE\&q=85\&s=931b7a5aa6ba00fbaf244797dc54625e)

## Renewal

With **Renew automatically** on, we invoice the renewal before the domain expires (30 days before for most domain endings). A renewal is always for one year, at the renewal price of the day. Once it is invoiced, the page says **The renewal is on invoice** with a **View invoice** button. With it off, the domain expires on its expiry date.

> [!TIP]
>
> Set up a card for automatic payment so renewals are paid on time. See [Payment methods](https://perfgrid.com/docs/console/billing/payment-methods.md).

> [!WARNING]
>
> After the expiry date a domain is **Expired**, and later **In redemption**. You can usually still pay the renewal for a while, but a domain in redemption costs a **Restoration fee** to get back. If redemption ends without payment, anyone can register the name.

## Change the nameservers

**1. Enter the nameservers**

Under **Nameservers**, enter the nameservers your DNS provider gives you, one in each field. Use **Add a nameserver** for another field, or the **x** to remove one.

![The Nameservers section with four nameserver fields, Save nameservers and Add a nameserver](https://mintcdn.com/perfgrid/sWFJqnIUuIEWyOeE/images/domains/manage-a-domain-nameservers.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=sWFJqnIUuIEWyOeE\&q=85\&s=c1be718f75e80e8432236f0dd5ded754)

**2. Save**

Click **Save nameservers**. The change usually reaches the registry within a few minutes.

For a `.dk` domain, the new nameservers must already have the domain's DNS zone, and changing them turns DNSSEC off. Our own nameservers are listed in [What's your nameservers? (Grid Hosting)](https://perfgrid.com/docs/grid-hosting/dns/what-s-your-nameservers.md) and [What's your nameservers? (cPanel)](https://perfgrid.com/docs/cpanel/dns/what-s-your-nameservers.md).

## DNSSEC

Under **DNSSEC**, enter the records your DNS provider gives you for this domain (DS records for `.dk`, DNSKEY records for other endings) and click **Save DNSSEC**. To turn it off, click **Turn off DNSSEC**.

## Transfer lock and WHOIS privacy

Both are under **Protection**.

![The Protection section with the Transfer lock and WHOIS privacy switches](https://mintcdn.com/perfgrid/sWFJqnIUuIEWyOeE/images/domains/manage-a-domain-protection.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=sWFJqnIUuIEWyOeE\&q=85\&s=55472213246999fa574c6ef1b376ed96)

* **Transfer lock**: while it is on, the domain can't be transferred to another registrar.
* **WHOIS privacy**: hides your name and address in the public WHOIS. Turning it on sends you a proforma invoice for a year, and privacy is turned on once it is paid. It renews every year. Turning it off gives no refund.

## Change the registrant

The registrant is who the domain is registered to. Under **Registrant**, choose **My billing details**, **A saved contact** (one of your [domain contacts](https://perfgrid.com/docs/domains/manage/domain-contacts.md)) or **Someone else**, and click **Save registrant**. Some registries treat a new registrant as a change of owner.

## Move a domain to another registrar

**1. Turn off the transfer lock**

If the domain has a **Transfer lock**, turn it off under **Protection**.

**2. Get the auth code**

Under **Auth code**, click **Get auth code**, copy the code and give it to your new registrar.

![The Auth code dialog for example.com with the code and a copy button](https://mintcdn.com/perfgrid/sWFJqnIUuIEWyOeE/images/domains/manage-a-domain-auth-code.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=sWFJqnIUuIEWyOeE\&q=85\&s=ec0afac4b732e221ff03dded4c5328f2)

The code isn't shown again once you close the dialog; click **Get auth code** again if you need it. To stop the next renewal invoice, turn off **Renew automatically** too.

## Related articles

* [Register a domain](https://perfgrid.com/docs/domains/manage/register-a-domain.md)
* [Domain contacts](https://perfgrid.com/docs/domains/manage/domain-contacts.md)
* [Transfer a domain to PerfGrid](https://perfgrid.com/docs/domains/transfer/transfer-a-domain.md)
* [Invoices](https://perfgrid.com/docs/console/billing/invoices.md)


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