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How to Pay Porkbun with Crypto

Shawn Muggle

Porkbun is a domain registrar a lot of indie developers and small teams use precisely because it is cheap, straightforward, and does not push add-ons. The one place that simplicity runs out is payment: a domain renewal or a new registration is a small, recurring charge, and if the card on file has expired or you would rather not put a domain purchase on a card at all, there has not been an obvious crypto path.

Porkbun's checkout supports a Coinbase-powered crypto payment option. ROZO Checkout sits in front of that same payment link and lets you settle it from whichever chain your funds already sit on: Solana, Base, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Stellar USDC/USDT, or Bitcoin over Lightning. ROZO currently charges no service fee while we validate the flow.

This does not touch your Porkbun account, your DNS records, or your domain's nameservers. It only settles the payment link Porkbun's own checkout already produced.

Watch the full walkthrough: paying Porkbun with crypto through ROZO Checkout.
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What is Porkbun, and why pay it with crypto?

Porkbun is a domain registrar and hosting provider known for flat, low pricing on domains, free WHOIS privacy, and a checkout that does not try to upsell you into a bundle. It handles registrations, renewals, DNS, SSL, and email forwarding for a large share of indie and small-business web projects.

Domain renewals are small but relentless — a handful of dollars a year, per domain, forever, and easy to let lapse if the card on file expires quietly between renewals. If you already hold crypto and would rather not keep a card current for a ten-dollar annual charge, paying the renewal directly from a wallet closes that gap.

Porkbun already offers a crypto payment option through Coinbase at checkout. ROZO Checkout does not replace that — it widens which chain and wallet you can pay from, so someone holding Base USDC or BNB Chain USDT is not funnelled through whatever chain the direct option defaults to.

Pay Porkbun with crypto, step by step

  1. Add the domain or renewal to your Porkbun cart and proceed to checkout, then choose the crypto payment option. This generates a Coinbase Commerce-style payment link for the order total.
  2. Copy that payment link.
  3. Go to checkout.rozo.ai/services/porkbun and paste it in.
  4. Pick your chain — Solana, Base, BNB, Ethereum, Stellar USDC/USDT, or Bitcoin Lightning.
  5. Confirm the amount matches your order, then approve in your wallet.

On Solana, Base, BNB, and Ethereum this is wallet-connect: your wallet shows the token and amount before you sign, and nothing moves without your approval. Stellar and Lightning are standard payment requests from your own wallet. There is no ROZO account and no stored balance — your funds go straight from your wallet to the payment link Porkbun's checkout generated.

Which chains and wallets work

checkout.rozo.ai/services/porkbun supports Solana (Phantom, Solflare, Backpack), Base (MetaMask, Rabby, Coinbase Wallet), BNB Chain (MetaMask, Rabby, Trust Wallet), Ethereum mainnet, Stellar USDC/USDT (Lobstr, Freighter, or any Stellar wallet), and Bitcoin over Lightning (any Lightning wallet).

For a typical Porkbun order — a domain renewal in the low tens of dollars — Ethereum mainnet gas can end up costing more than the domain itself, so Solana, Base, Stellar, or Lightning are the better fit for small orders. Ethereum still works and makes more sense for a larger multi-year or bulk-domain order.

The order total is fixed by Porkbun's own checkout before you reach ROZO Checkout, so the chain or token you choose changes which balance you draw from, not what you owe.

How long it takes

Stellar confirms in a few seconds, Solana and Base usually land within about 30 seconds, Bitcoin over Lightning usually credits in about 2 minutes, and BNB Chain or Ethereum land once the transaction confirms on-chain, typically quickly.

Because the payment settles through the same Coinbase-hosted link Porkbun's checkout already generated, Porkbun sees it the same way it would see a payment through its own direct crypto option. Domain registration or renewal should proceed on Porkbun's normal timeline once the payment is confirmed on their side, which is usually near-instant once the underlying blockchain payment settles.

If your order does not update in your Porkbun account after the on-chain payment confirms, that is a question for Porkbun support, and your transaction hash is the fastest way to resolve it.

Is it safe, and who is ROZO?

On Solana, Base, BNB Chain, and Ethereum this is wallet-connect: your keys stay in your wallet, and you see the token and amount before approving. On Stellar and Lightning you are paying a standard payment request with the amount shown up front. There is no deposit address to copy on the wallet-connect chains, which removes the most common expensive mistake in crypto payments.

ROZO Checkout does not hold a balance for you, and it never touches your Porkbun account, domains, or DNS settings — it only settles the payment link Porkbun's own checkout already generated. ROZO is independent and is not affiliated with Porkbun or Coinbase.

ROZO currently charges no service fee while we validate the flow.

Frequently asked questions

Does this affect my domain's DNS or nameservers?
No. ROZO Checkout only settles the payment link Porkbun's own checkout generated. Your DNS records, nameservers, and account settings are entirely managed inside Porkbun and are untouched by this.
Which chains can I pay Porkbun from?
Solana, Base, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Stellar (USDC/USDT), and Bitcoin over Lightning, at checkout.rozo.ai/services/porkbun.
Is Ethereum a good choice for a small domain renewal?
Usually not. Ethereum mainnet gas can cost more than a typical domain renewal. Solana, Base, Stellar, or Bitcoin Lightning are better suited to small orders; Ethereum makes more sense for larger or bulk purchases.
Does ROZO charge a fee?
ROZO currently charges no service fee while we validate the flow. The only cost is the underlying blockchain's network fee, paid to the network, not to ROZO.
Which wallets are supported?
Phantom, Solflare, or Backpack on Solana; MetaMask, Rabby, Coinbase Wallet, or Trust Wallet on Base, BNB Chain, and Ethereum; Lobstr or Freighter on Stellar; and any Lightning wallet for Bitcoin.
How fast does my domain register or renew after paying?
Once the crypto payment confirms on-chain and Porkbun's checkout registers it, the domain action proceeds on Porkbun's normal timeline, which is usually near-instant.
Do I need a ROZO account?
No. You paste the Porkbun payment link, pick a chain, and confirm in your own wallet. There is no ROZO balance to fund and no account to create.
Is ROZO affiliated with Porkbun?
No. ROZO is independent and is not affiliated with Porkbun or Coinbase. It is a third-party checkout that accepts crypto you already hold and settles the payment link Porkbun's checkout generated.

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