The .rip Domain: A Lasting Address for Memorial Pages
The .rip domain entered the root zone on 9 October 2014 under an ICANN agreement dated 10 July 2014, and its registry operator is Dog Beach, LLC. The abbreviation comes from the Latin phrase requiescat in pace. On 13 August 2026 the zone held 22,578 registrations, of which 10,983 appeared in the zone file.
Memorial pages, funeral services publishing obituaries, family archives and digital keepsake collections make up the register. There is no eligibility requirement: the agreement keeps registration open to anyone acting lawfully, and neither a trade licence nor proof of kinship is asked for. Try candidates in .rip domain search, and look at the .memorial page for permanent tribute sites.
Specification 11 §4(c) of the agreement opens proxy and privacy services only to selected registrars that have demonstrated a commitment to registrant data accuracy. The same registry operator's .rocks and .sale agreements carry no such clause. Families running memorial pages usually want their contact details shielded, so ask your registrar about the service before you register rather than afterwards.
.RIP Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Dog Beach, LLC
- Root zone entry 9 October 2014
- Contract rule Proxy and privacy services limited to selected registrars
- Zone size 22,578 registrations, 10,983 in the zone file (nTLDstats, 13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .rip domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.rip Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$6.99 /year -
Transfer
$23.39 /year -
Renewal
$25.19 /year -
Restore
$109.90 -
Late Renewal
$3.80
Included With Every .rip Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.rip Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .rip domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .rip address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .rip domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $3.80 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .rip returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.rip Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.rip Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .rip domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.rip Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .rip Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Memorial pages dominate the zone. Families open a lasting address in someone's name, funeral services collect obituaries, and clubs or schools publish pages for members they have lost. Pet memorial sites are common too. There is no eligibility requirement; try your candidates on the .rip search page.
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They belong to different registry operators and they read differently. The short form is an internationally recognised abbreviation and works well for a single page devoted to one person. The full word carries more weight and suits institutional tribute projects, museums and foundations. You can see the comparison on the .memorial page.
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Privacy service is not available through every registrar in this zone. The agreement opens proxy and privacy services only to selected registrars that have demonstrated a commitment to registrant data accuracy. Ask about it before you register. On a family page the detail matters, because the address usually stays live for many years and the contact record remains visible.
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On 13 August 2026 the zone held 22,578 registrations, with 10,983 present in the zone file, so only one name in two ever went online. Two causes overlap here: some names were taken for later use, and others served a single memorial page that was closed once the occasion passed. Waiting for a favourite stem to expire is rarely productive.
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Lift the lock, obtain the authorisation code and open the request at the gaining registrar. This zone carries a particular risk: names often sit in a relative's personal account and access disappears years later. Update the contact address on record before you move. Run the process from the domain transfer page.
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