Most developers buy a domain before deploying a portfolio or project online.
But recently, I discovered DigitalPlat FreeDomain — a platform that allows developers to register free domains under extensions like .qzz.io and connect them to services like Cloudflare and Vercel.
What started as a small DNS experiment by Edward Hsing at age 15 has now grown into infrastructure serving hundreds of thousands of users worldwide.
I decided to test it by deploying my own portfolio using this stack:
DigitalPlat → Cloudflare → Vercel
After configuring nameservers in Cloudflare and adding the required Vercel DNS records, the setup worked surprisingly well. Vercel automatically handled SSL, HTTPS, and deployment verification.
My portfolio is now live at:
https://adithyang.qzz.io
What impressed me most was not just the free domains, but the idea behind the project: making digital identity and deployment infrastructure more accessible for developers, students, and indie builders.
Projects like this make it easier for developers to experiment, publish, and learn without worrying about infrastructure costs too early.
Resources:
DigitalPlat FreeDomain
https://dash.domain.digitalplat.org/
GitHub Repository
https://github.com/DigitalPlatDev/FreeDomain
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