New: Onion Domain

thedev.id

A free identity for developers on the web. Claim yourname.thedev.id for your personal site or project.

What is thedev.id?

A community-run free subdomain service.

Are you a developer looking for an awesome name for your personal website or projects? thedev.id gives you a free yourname.thedev.id subdomain that points to your static site via a CNAME DNS record.

The entire registry lives in a public GitHub repository and you can claim your subdomain by submitting a pull request. Works with GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel, and any other static host that supports custom domains.

foo.thedev.idbar.thedev.idyourname.thedev.id

How to claim your subdomain

Four steps, all done through GitHub.

01

Star & Fork

Star the repository then fork it to your own GitHub account.

02

Set Up Your Site

Deploy your site to GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel, or any static host. Get the CNAME value (e.g. yourname.github.io).

03

Add Your Subdomain

Open subdomains.json in your fork and add your entry. Run npm install && npm run sort to keep the file sorted.

04

Submit a Pull Request

Open a PR against the main repo. Once merged, yourname.thedev.id will go live.

The subdomain entry

Add a JSON object like this to subdomains.json.

subdomains.json
{
  "yourname": "yourname.github.io"
}

Replace yourname and the CNAME value with your own. CNAME can point to any static host (GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel, etc.).

Ready to claim yours?

Fork the repo, add your entry, and open a pull request. Your subdomain goes live once it’s merged.