is-a.dev
Free personal .is-a.dev subdomain for developers, claimed by pull request.is-a-dev/register
- Stars
- 11.7k
- Forks
- 34.1k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- JavaScript
- Last update
- 4 days ago
- Type
- Other
What it is
is-a.dev is a free service that gives developers a personal subdomain ending in .is-a.dev for their websites. You claim one by forking the repository and opening a pull request with your request; it is reviewed, and once merged your DNS records are published within a few minutes. The README says DNS management is supported by Cloudflare's Project Alexandria program.
- Point a personal portfolio site at a name like yourname.is-a.dev
- Host a project or personal website under a .is-a.dev subdomain
- Follow the documented process to request and manage a subdomain via pull request
Great for
- Developers who want a short personal web address for a portfolio or project site
- People comfortable submitting a GitHub pull request and responding to review comments
- Anyone wanting a free subdomain rather than paying for a domain
Not ideal for
- People who need a custom top-level domain they fully own, since this is a subdomain of is-a.dev
- People who want an instant self-service signup, because approval goes through a manual pull request review
- Anyone who prefers to use AI tools to draft the request, as the README explicitly warns against this
How to get it
- 1
See the README
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/is-a-dev/register - 2
Run it
- Fork the repository on GitHub
- Follow the instructions in the is-a.dev documentation to add your subdomain record
- Open a pull request and watch for review feedback
- After the PR is merged, wait a few minutes for DNS records to publish
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Read the documentation at docs.is-a.dev before forking, since the README defers details there
- Join the Discord server for announcements and downtime notices
- Report abuse through the repository's report-abuse issue template if needed
- Check the terms of service at is-a.dev/terms before requesting
Downloads
Strengths
- Free to claim a subdomain, per the project's description
- Requests are handled openly through a public GitHub repository
- Backed by Cloudflare DNS management as stated in the README
Trade-offs
- Approval depends on a manual review, and changes requested must be made or the request is rejected
- You get a subdomain of is-a.dev, not your own domain
- The README is truncated and does not detail eligibility rules or policies beyond linking to docs and terms
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| grav | 15.7k | App | intermediate | 5 days ago | Developers who want a PHP website without running a database |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.