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About .fm Domains

dotFM is the sponsor and Name Store aka INWX GmbH & Co. KG is our backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .fm extension that represents Micronesia.

Who can register .fm domains?

Anyone can register .fm domain names.

Registration restrictions

  • Must use: 3 - 63 Characters
  • Can use: Letters: a-z, Numbers: 0-9, Hyphens (except in the 1st or last characters of the domain name)
  • Cannot use: Special Characters (e.g., & and #)
  • IDNs: Not supported

Features

  • Registration length: 1 - 10 years
  • Renewal length: 1 - 10 years
    • Your .fm domain name renews before its expiration date. If auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal on the 1st day of the month prior to the domain's expiration date. If the first attempt fails, we'll continue attempting renewal multiple times prior to the domain's expiration date.
    • If we cannot auto-renew the domain name and you do not manually renew it by the 20th of the month prior to the expiration date, you can attempt to recover your domain with any applicable fees.
  • Backorders: Not supported
  • Transfers to GoDaddy: Supported
  • Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
    • Transfer Lock: Supported
    • You must initiate the transfer with the gaining registrar and provide an authorization code. Contact a GoDaddy Guide to request an authorization code.
  • Transfers to another GoDaddy account: Supported
    • When the domain name is moved, the registrant first name, last name, and organization cannot be changed.
  • Domain Privacy: Not supported
  • Domain Protection: Not supported
  • Cash Parking: Not supported
  • Contact Updates: Supported
    • To update the registrant on a .fm domain, contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.

Nameserver requirements

  • Must use: 2-13 Nameservers
  • Can use: IPv4
  • Cannot use: IPv6, DNSSEC

Refunds

For details on refunds, review our refund policy

Cancellation requirements

To cancel your .fm domain, contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.

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