Launch kit / Ownership card
Who runs this domain? Know before it breaks.
The registrar, DNS host, website host, inbox and every service that sends mail as the domain, read from public records, each with its evidence. Keep it in your README or handoff notes, so whoever fixes the site knows which accounts to open.
Common questions
What’s on the card?
Who runs each part of a domain: the registrar and renewal date from the registry, the DNS host from its nameservers, the website host from its address records, the inbox from its MX records, and every service allowed to send mail as the domain from SPF and DKIM. Each line shows the record it came from.
When is it useful?
Before you buy, move or hand over a site: it tells whoever fixes it which accounts to open, and flags records that look like leftovers from an earlier host.
Do you keep the domain?
No. The card is read from public records each time and isn’t stored.