⚠️ .io domain[¹](https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps#t5ZT1_note-1 ) likely being phased-out[²](https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps#t5ZT1_note-2 ) — seven suggested steps
Good article in The Verge summarizing recent .io related events, see that for more context if this is news to you:
* https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/8/24265441/uk-treaty-end-io-domain-chagos-islands
It looks likely .io (and .io domains) will go away in the next few years (as .cs and .yu did[³](https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps#t5ZT1_note-3 )), so here are my suggested steps to take depending on your usage of .io domains:
1. Avoid buying new .io domains (or making plans with existing ones; sell if you can)
2. If you currently run a .io service[⁴](https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps#t5ZT1_note-4 ) (for a company or community), make and publicize a transition plan (like a new domain, redirection, orderly shutdown plan for redirects)
3. If you have a personal site on a .io domain[⁵](https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps#t5ZT1_note-5 ) or subdomain, make your own transition plan, and perhaps post about how others should link to your posts
4. If you are using someone else’s .io domain to publish (like #GitHubPages[⁶](https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps#t5ZT1_note-6 )), make a transition plan to publish elsewhere and leave a forwarding note and link behind
5. If you use a .io domain as your Web sign-in login on any sites, switch them to another non-io personal domain
6. Similarly if your site accepts #WebSignIn logins (via #IndieAuth, #RelMeAuth, or even #OpenID), consider discouraging any new sign-ups from .io domains, and warning any existing users with .io domains to switch per # 5
7. If you have posts (or a whole #indieweb site) with links to .io sites or pages (like those in 2-4 above), make a plan for editing those links to point to an alternative or an archival copy (like on the Internet Archive)
And of course, post about your #dotIO plans.
Glossary
Domain
https://indieweb.org/domain
IndieAuth
https://indieweb.org/IndieAuth
Internet Archive
https://web.archive.org/
OpenID
https://indieweb.org/OpenID
Redirect
https://indieweb.org/redirect
RelMeAuth
https://indieweb.org/RelMeAuth
Web sign-in
https://indieweb.org/Web_sign-in
References:
[¹](https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps#t5ZT1_ref-1 ) https://indieweb.org/.io
[²](https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps#t5ZT1_ref-2 ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.io#Phasing_Out
[³](https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps#t5ZT1_ref-3 ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.cs
[⁴](https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps#t5ZT1_ref-4 ) E.g. https://indieweb.org/webmention.io or https://indieweb.org/granary.io
[⁵](https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps#t5ZT1_ref-5 ) E.g. https://indieweb.org/werd.io
[⁶](https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps#t5ZT1_ref-6 ) https://indieweb.org/github.io
This is post 25 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts
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