PFS started on January 1, 2025 as a simple idea: a free suffix that anyone could learn DNS on. Since then there has been an NS network outage, a long stretch of quiet rebuilding behind the scenes, and more than one moment when we wondered whether the project had a future at all. Many of you kept faith with us through all of it. Thank you for that. Today we are finally able to tell you where PFS is heading next.
The project has a new home: a web-based domain console built around a single flow. From here on, checking a name, registering it, and resolving it all happen in one place, with no more pull requests for everyday operations.
Getting a name is now a single flow
The new console walks you through the whole thing:
- Search the name you want. Availability is instant, so you can try a few before you settle.
- Create your account in the domain console and verify your GitHub account. It needs to be at least two years old.
- Claim the name and add records. Every domain lands on SEUS DNS, our global resolution service. A, AAAA, MX, NS, CAA, TXT, CNAME, ALIAS, HTTPS: the records a real project needs are all there, and you edit them right in the console.
That third point is the one we are proudest of. In the past you had to bring your own DNS provider and wire up delegation yourself. Now the domain resolves the moment you add a record, with nothing to configure elsewhere. Fewer steps, fewer places to get stuck.
If you applied through GitHub, we have not forgotten you
Your suffix priority is safe. Sign in to the domain console with the email address from your Whois record, and your domain will be allocated to you automatically.
One thing to note: allocations for these existing domains can be completed starting October 7, 2026, so please allow a few more days. Once yours is done, the My Domains page will show the registration status of each of your domains.
A fairer system, run with care
Abuse has always been the hardest part of running a free domain service. Following the PFS guidelines, we are introducing new evaluation rules so that domain resources go to people who genuinely need them for lawful projects, and we are building an automated review process that can spot problem domains, restrict them, and reclaim them in time.
More suffixes are on the way
We are bringing new suffixes into the PFS family, so whether you are hosting a small blog or a long-running side project, there will be a name that fits just right.
One honest note: sTLDs that have stopped providing service will not be migrated or kept for registration. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.
Thank you
Honestly, this project would not have made it this far without you. If PFS has been useful to you, whether for a blog, a portfolio, or a weekend experiment, we would love a star on GitHub. It means more to us than you might think.
And if you have ideas, wishes, or just want to say hi, post on the community forum and attach the #PFS tag. We read everything.