- Domain, hosting, and SSL renewals are easy to forget — and very expensive to recover from.
- Here is the complete guide to managing website renewals in Nepal.
Website renewals are one of the most overlooked aspects of website ownership in Nepal. Every year, businesses lose their websites, email services, and online presence because they forgot to renew their domain, hosting, or SSL certificate. This guide ensures that never happens to you.
The Three Critical Renewals Every Website Needs
1. Domain Name Renewal
Your domain name (yourbusiness.com) must be renewed annually. Forgetting to renew means:
- Your website becomes inaccessible
- Your email addresses stop working
- Domain squatters can register your domain and sell it back to you at inflated prices
- Rebuilding trust and search rankings after domain expiry takes months
Domain renewal costs in Nepal (2026):
| Domain Extension | Annual Renewal Cost |
|---|---|
| .com | NRS 1,800 – 2,500 |
| .net / .org | NRS 2,000 – 3,000 |
| .com.np | Free (government) |
| .np | Free (government) |
| .io / .co | NRS 5,000 – 12,000 |
Best practices:
- Enable auto-renewal with a valid payment method
- Register for 2–5 years upfront for critical domains
- Set calendar reminders 90 and 30 days before expiry
- Keep WHOIS contact email active and monitored
2. Web Hosting Renewal
Your hosting plan must be renewed annually (or monthly, depending on your plan). Hosting expiry means:
- Immediate website downtime
- Potential data loss if the provider deletes files after a grace period
- Email service interruption
Hosting renewal costs in Nepal (2026):
| Hosting Type | Annual Renewal Cost (NRS) |
|---|---|
| Shared Hosting (basic) | 3,000 – 8,000 |
| Shared Hosting (business) | 8,000 – 18,000 |
| VPS Hosting | 36,000 – 1,80,000 |
| Dedicated Server | 1,80,000 – 7,20,000 |
Best practices:
- Pay for hosting at least quarterly — monthly payments are easy to miss
- Use the same email for billing as your domain registrar
- Take a full backup before each hosting renewal (provider changes may affect data)
3. SSL Certificate Renewal
SSL certificates protect data transferred between your site and visitors. Expiry immediately triggers scary "Not Secure" warnings in Chrome and Firefox, destroying visitor trust.
SSL renewal types and costs:
| SSL Type | Renewal Cost/Year (NRS) |
|---|---|
| Free (Let's Encrypt, auto-renews) | NRS 0 |
| Domain Validation (DV) | NRS 2,000 – 8,000 |
| Organization Validation (OV) | NRS 8,000 – 25,000 |
| Extended Validation (EV) | NRS 20,000 – 60,000 |
| Wildcard SSL | NRS 10,000 – 35,000 |
Additional Annual Renewals to Track
- Email service: If using G Suite or Zoho Mail — NRS 2,000–8,000/user/year
- Premium plugins/themes: WordPress premium plugins typically require annual renewal for updates
- CDN service: Cloudflare Pro, BunnyCDN — if applicable
- Backup service: Cloud backup subscriptions
WebsNP Renewal Management Service
WebsNP offers a Renewal Management service where we track all your website's renewal dates and handle them proactively:
- ✓ Annual audit of all domain, hosting, and SSL expiry dates
- ✓ 60-day and 30-day advance renewal reminders
- ✓ Managed renewal process — we handle it, you approve and pay
- ✓ Emergency renewal if something has already expired
Included in all our AMC plans, or available as a standalone service from NRS 5,000/year.
Set up renewal management for your website and never worry about expiry again.
