# Get started with domains

Find your domain, check its status, and open the right controls in the Dashio Admin Portal.

## Open your domain

Sign in to Dashio, select the Space that owns your domain, and open **Admin Portal → Domains**. The list shows the domains belonging to the selected Space. Select a domain to open its Domain Center.

The Domain Center includes **Overview**, **Contacts**, **Nameservers**, and **Addons**. The Overview contains the DNS record editor, renewal settings, and outgoing transfer controls.

If a domain is missing, check the selected Space first. Switching Spaces changes the assets you can manage. If you still cannot find it, ask the Space owner or administrator to confirm that you have access.

## Register a domain

Open Dashio’s [domain search](https://dashio.net/solutions/domains), enter the name you want, and review its availability and price. Choose an available domain and continue through checkout. Use the Space and registrant information requested by the checkout.

Treat the checkout result and the domain’s status as the confirmation. A registration request may still need provider processing or registrant verification before the domain becomes active. Follow any verification instructions shown in the Domain Center or sent to the registrant’s email address.

## Check the details

In **Overview**, review the domain’s status, expiration date, and renewal state. In **Contacts**, review the registrant and other contacts required for the domain. Use accurate contact information and complete email verification when requested.

Check **Nameservers** before changing DNS. If the domain uses a different DNS provider’s nameservers, records edited in Dashio’s zone do not control the public answers from that other provider.

## Choose your next task

- [Add or update DNS records](/guides/domains/manage-dns-records) to connect a website, mail provider, or verification service.
- [Change nameservers](/guides/domains/nameservers) to choose which provider serves your DNS.
- [Manage renewals and outgoing transfers](/guides/domains/renewals-and-transfers) to keep the domain registered or move it to another registrar.

## When a registration is pending

Read the status notice in the Domain Center before submitting another order. Check registrant verification and any requested payment action. Provider processing can take time; repeated registration attempts do not complete an existing request faster.