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Currently, the Internet uses what is called ‘DNS’ for registration of website domain names. This is a centralized system controlled by third-party entities. In order to register a name within the DNS system, a user must pay a fee to an ‘authority’ who then gives the user temporary ‘ownership’ of the domain. In order to keep that domain for an extended period of time, a continual fee is required to be paid to the agency. No one in the existing DNS system actually owns anything. They are simply ‘renting’ the name from an agency. Qortal aims to remove these aspects of centralization, | Currently, the Internet uses what is called ‘DNS’ for registration of website domain names. This is a centralized system controlled by third-party entities. In order to register a name within the DNS system, a user must pay a fee to an ‘authority’ who then gives the user temporary ‘ownership’ of the domain. In order to keep that domain for an extended period of time, a continual fee is required to be paid to the agency. No one in the existing DNS system actually owns anything. They are simply ‘renting’ the name from an agency. Qortal aims to remove these aspects of centralization, | ||
- | In Qortal, when a user registers a name they then own that name. The user created that name and that name is completely unique. This alone opens the door for many eventual use cases such as ‘trademarks’ and any other type of ‘name ownership’ that must be ‘proven to be owned’. If a user registered the name, they own that name until they decide to sell it in the ‘names market’ | + | In Qortal, when a user registers a name they then own that name. The user created that name and that name is completely unique. This alone opens the door for many eventual use cases such as ‘trademarks’ and any other type of ‘name ownership’ that must be ‘proven to be owned’. If a user registered the name, they own that name until they decide to sell it in the ‘names market’. |
Names on Qortal can be utilized as usernames for various applications such as Qortal’s own ‘Q-Chat’ (completely encrypted, decentralized, | Names on Qortal can be utilized as usernames for various applications such as Qortal’s own ‘Q-Chat’ (completely encrypted, decentralized, | ||
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Name registration also ties the registered name to an address in Qortal and can be used to send coins or identify an account easily. Instead of having to remember a long string of digits or copy/paste a long wallet address every time a transaction is needed, simply input the registered name instead (for sending QORT). It will then be converted to the associated address automatically and sent to the correct address. This takes much of the perceived complexity out of utilizing blockchain-based systems. | Name registration also ties the registered name to an address in Qortal and can be used to send coins or identify an account easily. Instead of having to remember a long string of digits or copy/paste a long wallet address every time a transaction is needed, simply input the registered name instead (for sending QORT). It will then be converted to the associated address automatically and sent to the correct address. This takes much of the perceived complexity out of utilizing blockchain-based systems. | ||
- | Registering a name in Qortal currently costs a flat fee of 5 QORT (in the future this number may be modified) and after being paid, is owned by the account that registered the name forever. There is no continual fee associated with name registration. The ability to sell names to other users in the ‘names market’ | + | Registering a name in Qortal currently costs a flat fee of 1.25 QORT (in the future this number may be modified) and after being paid, is owned by the account that registered the name. There is no continual fee associated with name registration. The ability to sell names to other users in the ‘names market’ |
With web hosting and data storage, a major use case for name registration will be that of ‘domain names’ on Qortal (these are not called domain names, they are simply ‘names’ tied to a data space). These names can be utilized by any user of Qortal to access data hosted on a name’s data space. This could be a website, blog, social media page, or essentially anything the user chooses to put on the data space. An application utilizing the data space could also be built and any other user could then access the application utilizing the name. A ‘proxy’ setup with a Qortal Node could be utilized for those wishing to use a Qortal name to host a site that will also be accessible through a traditional Domain Name. The Qortal node would act as a proxy, proxying the access of a domain name, to the Qortal Network, and the registered name there. This would allow data hosted on the Qortal Network to be accessible without the need for installation of a Qortal node in order to access the data - giving access to anyone with the click of a link. | With web hosting and data storage, a major use case for name registration will be that of ‘domain names’ on Qortal (these are not called domain names, they are simply ‘names’ tied to a data space). These names can be utilized by any user of Qortal to access data hosted on a name’s data space. This could be a website, blog, social media page, or essentially anything the user chooses to put on the data space. An application utilizing the data space could also be built and any other user could then access the application utilizing the name. A ‘proxy’ setup with a Qortal Node could be utilized for those wishing to use a Qortal name to host a site that will also be accessible through a traditional Domain Name. The Qortal node would act as a proxy, proxying the access of a domain name, to the Qortal Network, and the registered name there. This would allow data hosted on the Qortal Network to be accessible without the need for installation of a Qortal node in order to access the data - giving access to anyone with the click of a link. | ||
See the [[How To Register A Name]] page to learn how to register a name. | See the [[How To Register A Name]] page to learn how to register a name. |