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Migration from #Bluehost to #Porkbun accomplished for my two personal domains.

Migration steps: set up two glue records that point to my existing DNS servers. End. And maybe also glue the DS records if you use DNSSEC.

I've spent the last couple of years with a service that tried to convince me that there was no way of buying only a domain name and make it point to my mail and name servers in the 2020s. That I *had* to buy the whole package of hosting, Wordpress, Microsoft email and Office 365, even if I intended to use none of those features. And I probably had to thank them because at least they still allowed me to generate my own certificates with certbot rather than forcing me to buy their own, like GoDaddy does.

And in the latest rollout of their UI, Bluehost has also taken care of hiding the DNS configuration panels under 5-6 layers of dark patterns, advanced settings hidden under advanced tabs, pointless warnings that can't be dismissed, and they have even made it impossible to configure your own nameservers.

Then I just walked around the corner, and I found a service that's like "you want a name? Sure. No hosting, no mail, no Wordpress? Sure. You run your own DNS? Sure, just pass the glue records before the transfer is complete. We'll take care of everything else. With no downtime. And with a free API. And for a tiny fraction of the previous bills. Have a nice day".

It feels like enjoying a gourmet dinner for the first time after a couple of years of McDonald's.