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Renew the domain saxobroko.com

saxobroko.com is registered through Cloudflare Registrar. If the domain expires, every subdomain stops working — email forwarding (if any), docs, Jellyfin URLs, tunnels, the lot.

Set a calendar reminder 30 days before expiry.

Check expiry date

  1. Log in to Cloudflare — Cloudflare account access.
  2. Go to Domain Registration → Manage domains (or Registrar in the sidebar).
  3. Select saxobroko.com.
  4. Note Expiry date and Auto-renew status.

Also visible under Websites → saxobroko.com → Registration tab on some dashboard layouts.

  1. In the domain registration panel for saxobroko.com.
  2. Turn Auto-renew ON.
  3. Confirm a valid payment method on the Cloudflare account — Billing → payment details.

Auto-renew reduces the risk of forgetting during grief or busy periods.

Manual renewal

If auto-renew is off or failed:

  1. Cloudflare → Domain Registration → saxobroko.com.
  2. Click Renew (appears when within the renewal window).
  3. Confirm term (typically 1 year) and pay.
  4. Wait for status Active — usually minutes.

After renewal

  1. DNS records should unchanged — no action if only renewal.
  2. Spot-check docs.saxobroko.com and stream.saxobroko.com.
  3. Update Vaultwarden notes with new expiry date if you track it there.

If the domain already expired

| Grace period | Cloudflare often allows renewal for a short window after expiry — renew immediately | | Redemption | Higher cost recovery period — follow Cloudflare registrar emails | | Released | Someone else can register the name — catastrophic for bookmarks and tunnels |

Do not transfer the domain to a new registrar casually

Transfers lock DNS changes for days and can break tunnels if misconfigured. Renew in place on Cloudflare unless you have a migration plan.

Who should own billing long-term

Ryan (tech heir) or a trusted family member with Cloudflare login and payment method access. Document in Vaultwarden:

  • Cloudflare login
  • Payment card used for domain (update card expiry when bank reissues)