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.sh Domain Registrations

The .sh domain extension is the official country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Saint Helena, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the island group that includes Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha. Managed by Afilias (now Identity Digital), .sh has developed a strong following in the global technology community well beyond its Atlantic island origins. In the world of software development and system administration, ".sh" is universally recognised as the file extension for shell scripts — making .sh domains a natural and highly memorable choice for open source projects, developer tools, command-line utilities, DevOps platforms, cloud infrastructure services, and tech startups. A .sh domain is an insider signal to the developer community that your project is technical, modern, and command-line-friendly. It is open to all registrants worldwide with no restrictions.

.sh Domains

Registration Price

$149.95

Renewal Price

$149.95

Transfer Price

$149.95
.sh domains have no restrictions on registrations.

.sh Domain Information

Registry: Identity Digital
Introduced: 1997
Intended use: Saint Helena Websites & Developer/DevOps Projects
Restrictions: None
Whois privacy protection: Yes
IDN support: No
Supports DNSSEC: Yes
Renewal grace period: 40 days
Redemption grace period: 30 days
Name servers required: 2 - 12
Domain name length: 2 - 63 Characters
Auth code length: 8 - 32 Characters

Available Domain Extensions

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. You can activate Privacy Protection during the registration of a new domain.
.sh domains have a 40-day grace period after expiry during which you can renew without an additional fee. After that, a 30-day redemption period applies, during which renewal incurs an additional $300 USD fee.
.sh domain names are available to register for 1-10 years.
In Unix-based operating systems, .sh is the standard file extension for shell scripts — small executable scripts used in system administration, automation, and DevOps workflows. This makes .sh a highly intuitive and recognisable domain for developer tools, open source projects, command-line utilities, and cloud infrastructure products. It signals technical credibility to the developer community immediately.