thedev.id

Domains 6.0/10

Free open-source service giving developers a yourname.thedev.id subdomain for static sites, registered via GitHub pull request.

Card required: No

thedev.id scores 6/10 for free value in Domains. The main constraint: Free *.thedev.id subdomain with DNS records for your static site, added via PR to the thedev.id GitHub repo.

Category Domains Kind Free developer identity subdomain Caveats Smaller/community-run registry; registration relies on GitHub PR review and maintainer availability. Card required No Eligibility anyone

Free value score

6.0 / 10

Show the math

Overall 6/10

value = 6/100

weighted_components_v1

Name/DNS value 7.2/10

value = 13 $/yr

fixed_log_v1

API/DDNS fit 5.4/10

value = 5.4/100

policy_score_v1

Trust and friction 3.7/10

value = 3.7/100

policy_score_v1

Key metrics

1 Free domains

1 DNS records CNAME only

No DDNS refresh

Yes Ad-free

What you get

Free yourname.thedev.id subdomain

Open-source, register via GitHub PR

Aimed at developer static sites

No cost

Gotchas

GitHub account required

Registration is done entirely via a GitHub pull request, so a GitHub account is a hard prerequisite.
Subdomains only — no apex domain

You receive a third-level subdomain (yourname.thedev.id) only; you cannot register or use the apex thedev.id domain.
Static sites / CNAME only

DNS support is limited to CNAME records pointing to static hosting (e.g. GitHub Pages); dynamic hosting or A-record-only targets are not the intended use case.
No DNS management UI

There is no dashboard or self-service DNS control panel; all changes require a new pull request to the community repository.
One subdomain per PR / identity

Community convention and repo structure are oriented toward one subdomain per developer identity; bulk or programmatic registrations are not supported.
PR review turnaround varies

Activation depends on a maintainer merging your PR; turnaround is unpredictable and can range from hours to days or longer.
No SLA or uptime guarantee

This is a community-run open-source project with no formal SLA, dedicated support, or uptime commitment.
Developer identity / portfolio focus

The service is explicitly aimed at developer identity and static portfolio sites; commercial or production service use is outside the intended scope.

Sources

"thedev.id is a free identity for developers on the web. This service offers a handy subdomain like foo.thedev.id or bar.thedev.id for use on your static sites via CNAME record. Fork, add subdomain and send a Pull Request. We will make it work."
https://github.com/thedev-id/thedev.id
""stargazers_count": 1573, ... "forks_count": 916, ... "open_issues_count": 286, ... "created_at": "2020-07-07T10:47:05Z", ... "pushed_at": "2025-12-19T06:16:49Z", ... "archived": false"
https://api.github.com/repos/thedev-id/thedev.id
"thedev.id gives you a free yourname.thedev.id subdomain that points to your static site via a CNAME DNS record. The entire registry lives in a public GitHub"
https://upset.dev/thedev.id
"thedev-id · thedev.id · 1.6k ; intentfreedomain · FreeDomain · 818 ; abint7 · free-domains · 457"
https://github.com/topics/free-subdomain

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