Upcoming TLDs / .vps
Can you register a .vps domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .vps would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
Acronym for "Virtual Private Server"
Who applied for .vps
Aruba PEC S.P.A.
IT, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission and purpose of the applied-for .vps gTLD is to provide a dedicated namespace for virtual private server services and the wider hosting and infrastructure sector built around them. "VPS" is the standard, industry-wide abbreviation for a virtual private server, one of the most common building blocks of internet hosting, and the term is used unchanged across languages and markets as part of the shared technical vocabulary of developers, system administrators, and hosting providers worldwide. For this audience a .vps address is self-explanatory and signals immediately what the site or …
What happens next
- April 30, 2026: Application window opened (done)
- August 12, 2026: Application window closed (done)
- October 7, 2026: Reveal Day: ICANN published every applied-for string (done)
- October 21, 2026: Replacement period ended (applicants could switch to a backup string) (done)
- November 17, 2026: String Confirmation Day: the final list of applied-for strings
- March 16, 2027: Community input and objections period ends
Dates from ICANN’s Reveal Day announcement, checked October 27, 2026. We re-check the applications every day and this page changes when they do.
When will .vps be available?
ICANN has not set a date. The final list of applied-for strings comes on String Confirmation Day (November 17, 2026), community input and objections run until March 16, 2027, and ICANN processes applications after a prioritization draw in 2027. Registration opens only after ICANN delegates .vps and its registry announces launch dates.