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title: Renewing a Domain and Renewal Modes
description: Configure auto-renewal or manually renew domains.
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June 19, 2026

# Renewing a Domain and Renewal Modes

## Configure auto-renewal or manually renew domains

### Renewing a Domain and Renewal Modes

#### Where to Find It

**Path:** Left sidebar → Domains → click on a domain → **Settings** tab → **Renewal Mode** menu entry on the left sidebar

Direct URL: `/domains/[DOMAIN]/settings/renewal-mode`

#### Renewal Modes

OpusDNS offers two renewal modes:

##### Automatic Renewal Enabled ("Enabled")

- Your domain renews automatically before its expiration date
- The renewal cost is deducted from your account balance
- You'll see: "Renewal Mode — Your domain will **renew** on \[date\]"
- A button shows: "Disable auto-renewal"

##### Automatic Renewal Disabled ("Disabled")

- Your domain will **not** renew automatically
- It will expire on the expiration date unless renewed manually
- You'll see: "Renewal Mode — Your domain will expire on \[date\]"
- A button shows: "Enable auto-renewal"

![Screenshot 2026-06-19 at 09.35.48](https://help.opusdns.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-19%20at%2009.35.48.png?width=670&height=327&name=Screenshot%202026-06-19%20at%2009.35.48.png)

 

#### Changing Renewal Mode

##### To disable auto-renewal:

1. On the domain Overview, click **"Disable auto-renewal"**.
2. A confirmation dialog appears: "Confirm disabling automatic renewal — Disabling automatic renewal will cause your domain to not be renewed on its expiration date: \[date\]"
3. Click **"Confirm disabling automatic renewal"** to proceed.
4. Success notification: "Automatic renewal has been disabled"

##### To enable auto-renewal:

1. Click **"Enable automatic renewal"**.
2. A confirmation dialog appears: "Confirm enabling automatic renewal — Your domain will be automatically renewed on its expiration date."
3. Click **"Confirm enabling automatic renewal"**.
4. Success notification: "Automatic renewal has been enabled"

 

#### Enable or Disable renewal mode for multiple domains

##### From the Domain Overview

1. Go to **Domains → All Domains**.
2. Select the domains you want to modify.
3. A bulk action bar appears at the bottom of the page—click **Update**.
4. Open the **Renewal Mode** section.
5. Click **Change Renewal Mode**.
6. Enable or disable **auto-renewal** as required.
7. Click **Queue updates for X domains** to confirm.
8. You will be redirected to the **Bulk Jobs** view, where you can track the progress and results.

##### ![Screenshot 2026-06-19 at 09.41.22](https://help.opusdns.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-19%20at%2009.41.22.png?width=670&height=327&name=Screenshot%202026-06-19%20at%2009.41.22.png)

 

##### Using Bulk jobs

1. Navigate to **Bulk Jobs** in the left-hand menu.
2. Click **Create Bulk Job** in the top-right corner.
3. Select the **Update Domains** action card.
4. Enter your domains by either: 
     1. Pasting a list, or
     2. Uploading a **CSV/TXT file**
5. Click **Parse Domains**.
6. Review the parsed results to ensure all domains are valid.
7. Click **Proceed with X domains** (or go back to correct errors if needed).
8. Open the **Renewal Mode** section.
9. Click **Change Renewal Mode**.
10. Enable or disable **auto-renewal** as required.
11. Click **Create Bulk Job for X domains** to start the process.
12. You will be redirected to the **Bulk Jobs** view, where you can monitor progress and results.

![Screenshot 2026-06-19 at 09.48.09](https://help.opusdns.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-19%20at%2009.48.09.png?width=670&height=327&name=Screenshot%202026-06-19%20at%2009.48.09.png)

 

#### Manual Renewal

##### Where to find it

**Path:** Left sidebar → Domains → click on a domain → **Settings** tab → **Renewal Domain** menu entry on the left sidebar

Direct URL: `/domains/[DOMAIN]/settings/renew`

You can also renew a domain manually at any time:

##### Step-by-step

1. On the domain Settings tab, click the **"Renew Domain"** menu entry on the left sidebar.
2. Click on the Renew domain button.
3. Select the renewal period and confirm.
4. The renewal cost will be deducted from your account balance.

**Note:** Some TLDs don't support explicit renewal. If so, you'll see the message "\[TLD\] domains don't support explicit renewal."

#### ![Screenshot 2026-06-19 at 09.36.30](https://help.opusdns.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-19%20at%2009.36.30.png?width=670&height=327&name=Screenshot%202026-06-19%20at%2009.36.30.png)

 

#### Setting Default Renewal Mode

**Path:** Left sidebar → Settings → Preferences → Domain Default Settings Card

Direct URL: `/settings/preferences`

To set the default renewal mode for all newly registered domains:

1. Navigate to **Settings** → **Preferences** → **Domain Default Settings** card.
2. Toggle the default auto-renewal setting on or off.
3. Click **"Save default settings"**.

This default applies to future registrations only — existing domains are not affected.

![Screenshot 2026-06-19 at 09.37.14](https://help.opusdns.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-19%20at%2009.37.14.png?width=670&height=327&name=Screenshot%202026-06-19%20at%2009.37.14.png)

 

 

 

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