RIPE NCC infrastructure supports registry, routing-security and measurement services. Explore capacity drivers, resilience design options and hosting responsibilities without assuming a confirmed expansion project.
Separate ICANN rules in force from reforms awaiting implementation. A dated guide to registration data, transfers, DNS abuse and the 2026 gTLD round.
IPv6 adoption affects hosting decisions differently across audiences and networks. Learn how to assess connectivity, prepare DNS and security, and plan a staged dual-stack rollout.
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IPv4 Exhaustion and Price Surges Explained
IPv4 addresses are becoming one of the most expensive pieces of your infrastructure that you never see on a diagram. If you run websites, SaaS, APIs or on‑prem services that touch the public internet, you are already feeling it: higher IP fees from providers, stricter justification questions, and more frequent discussions about NAT and IPv6…
22 November 2025
Cloudflare DNS vs Hosting DNS: How to Choose the Best Nameserver Strategy
Pointing a domain to the right place sounds simple: update the nameservers and you are done. But once you add Cloudflare into the mix, plus your hosting provider’s DNS, email routing, CDNs, and SSL automation, the choice of where your DNS actually lives becomes a real architecture decision. At dchost.com we see the same question…
22 November 2025
Updates to TLS 1.3 Standards and What They Mean for Your Servers
Why TLS 1.3 Keeps Evolving TLS 1.3 has been officially standardised since RFC 8446, but the story did not stop when the RFC number was published. Since then, browser vendors, operating systems, TLS libraries and the IETF have kept tightening recommendations around cipher suites, protocol versions, certificate choices and implementation details. For anyone running websites,…
21 November 2025
Surge in IPv6 Adoption: What It Really Means for Your Network
The surge in IPv6 adoption is no longer a theoretical future trend; it is something most networks already feel in day-to-day operations. When we review capacity plans with customers at dchost.com, we increasingly see a familiar pattern: IPv4 addresses getting tighter and more expensive, while graphs from analytics, CDN dashboards, and mail logs quietly show…
21 November 2025
Hosting Sustainability: Assessing Provider Evidence
Compare provider energy, water and hardware claims using the same site, period and method. Build an evidence record and identify when missing data leaves a decision conditional.
20 November 2025
Global IPv6 Adoption Surpasses 40%: What It Really Means for Your Infrastructure
Global IPv6 adoption has quietly passed the 40% mark, and this is not just an interesting statistic for network engineers. It is a clear signal that the way we design, host, and scale online services is changing for good. If you run websites, SaaS platforms, APIs, or email infrastructure, this milestone directly affects performance, reliability,…
20 November 2025
