{"id":16207,"date":"2016-08-08T13:15:17","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T11:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hetzner.co.za\/help-centre\/?p=16207"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:38:39","slug":"register-edu-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/domains\/register-edu-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I register a .edu domain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We <\/span><b>do not register .edu domains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligibility for a .edu domain name is limited to the <\/span><b>United States postsecondary institutions <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">accredited by the Department of Education\u2019s list of Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Registrants are required to be located within the United States or to be licensed, chartered or incorporated within the US or fully recognized by a US state or federal government agency.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US-based governing body responsible for .edu domains are the <\/span><b>only Registrar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allowed to administer the registration and maintenance of those domains.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"plain":"<span >We <\/span><b>do not register .edu domains<\/b><span >.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span >Eligibility for a .edu domain name is limited to the <\/span><b>United States postsecondary institutions <\/b><span >accredited by the Department of Education\u2019s list of Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies.<\/span>\r\n\r\nRegistrants are required to be located within the United States or to be licensed, chartered or incorporated within the US or fully recognized by a US state or federal government agency.\r\n\r\n<span >The US-based governing body responsible for .edu domains are the <\/span><b>only Registrar<\/b><span > allowed to administer the registration and maintenance of those domains.<\/span>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We do not register .edu domains. 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