Comment by chb

2 months ago

How does dot.bs make money? The about page and FAQ don’t explain what they’re monetizing.

Why would it need to make money, it's just a registry of information and a small about page with a list of entries. It probably runs on sqlite on a single $5 VM. Or a single db.

Other than that, maybe ads

  • Because they also offer free DNS and email. There are no ads.

    • It looks like DNS is just shared CloudDNS, and email is limited. From the FAQ:

      How reliable is dot.bs DNS hosting?

      dot.bs is backed by ClouDNS. ClouDNS serves over two billion DNS queries per day, so I can confidently say your DNS is in good hands.

      Do I really get free email?

      Yes! In order to make this possible, there are some limitations. A maximum of 5 email accounts per domain (unlimited domains) A maximum of 5 outgoing emails per hour, per account (to prevent spammers) A maximum of 75 MB storage per account If these limits are a problem for you, please reach out and we can figure something out.