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CAFE TLD ENCYCLOPEDIA
Register .cafe
A new gTLD for cafés, coffee shops, casual dining, and informal social spaces.
Register $32.00/yr
Transfer $32.00
Renew $32.00
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★ DOSSIER · CAFE ★
What is .cafe?
For cafés, coffee shops, brunch spots, and casual social venues.
★ Mission log · Interesting facts
- .cafe is more casual than .restaurant, more general than .coffee.
- Particularly popular with independent café owners.
- Reads well in many languages — the word "café" is widely recognized globally.
★ ADOPTION RECORDS ★
Who uses .cafe
★ Notable transmissions
- Independent cafés
- Coffee shop chains
- Brunch spots
- Cybercafés
★ Sectors of operation
- Hospitality
- Coffee
- Casual dining
★ MISSION MODULES ★
Great products for .cafe
Pair your .cafe with any of the tools in the Rocket Domains suite — DNS, hosting, secure email, workspaces, and more.
Cloud
Planetary Cloud
Fast, secure global cloud hosting with WordPress, SSL, CDN and backups.
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Private work
Space Email
Secure mail, calendar, drive, meet and collaboration for cosmic professionals.
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Free starter
Orbit Email
Free mail included with eligible domain registration, transfer or web hosting.
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★ MISSION DURATION ★
The .cafe lifecycle
From registration to expiry — and the recovery windows if you miss a renewal.
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01
Registration
1 year minimum. Renewable up to 10 years for most TLDs. Lock in early for budget certainty.
$32.00 · first 1 year -
02
Active period
Your domain is fully active. Renew anytime up to expiry — no penalty, no downtime.
$32.00 · per 1 year renewal -
03
Grace period
If you miss the renewal date, your domain still works during the grace period. You can renew at the normal price — no extra fees.
30 days -
04
Redemption period
If grace expires too, you can still recover the name — but pay a redemption (restore) fee. After this window, the domain is gone.
30 days · restore fee $80.00 -
05
Release
After all recovery windows close, the name returns to the public pool and anyone can register it again.
Anyone can register
★ ENTRY REQUIREMENTS ★
Who can register .cafe
✓ Open to all earthlings
No restrictions.
★ FREE WITH EVERY DOMAIN ★
What ships with your .cafe
Every domain at Rocket Domains comes bundled with the essentials for getting online — included at no extra cost.
Premium Global Planetary DNS
Anycast DNS network with DDoS protection — 100% uptime SLA.
Mailbox
Custom email address at your own domain.
Calendar
Shared calendars with scheduling and invites.
Contacts
Address book that syncs across devices.
Email Forwarding
Route mail from your domain to any existing inbox.
Domain Forwarding
Send visitors from any domain to any URL.
COMS Interactive Website
Free tier — no-code site builder ships with every domain.
DNSSEC
Cryptographic DNS signing to prevent domain hijacking.
★ FREE WITH PLANETARY CLOUD ★
Add hosting, unlock more
Add Planetary Cloud hosting and your .cafe picks up another layer of premium tools — included.
Premium Speed
Google Cloud-grade infrastructure with intelligent caching.
Security & SEO Tools
WAF, malware scanning, daily backups, and built-in SEO toolkit.
Free Migration
White-glove migration from any host — included with hosting.
USA Directory Listing
Free listing on usa.directory — local discovery for US visitors.
Planetary CDN
Edge caching across 100+ global locations for fastest delivery.
Automatic Daily Backups
Restorable snapshots of your full site, retained for 30 days.
Free SSL Certificate
Auto-issued and auto-renewed Let's Encrypt SSL.
Analytics & Reporting
Visitor insights, performance metrics, and uptime monitoring.
★ FREQUENT TRANSMISSIONS ★
.cafe FAQs
The most-asked questions from earthlings, answered.
Is .cafe for cafés only?
Primarily — but also used metaphorically for casual community sites ("conversation.cafe").
Ready to claim your .cafe?
From $32.00/yr, with free email, planetary DNS, and privacy included. No surprises, no upsells, no fuel required.