Renewing a Domain and Renewal Modes

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"
  
  

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.

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.
    
    

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."

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".