# OVHcloud

Source: https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars/ovhcloud (also as .json)

OVHcloud is a French cloud provider headquartered in Roubaix, founded in 1999 by Octave Klaba and still majority owned by the Klaba family. It runs its own data centres and servers, and registers domains alongside web hosting, dedicated servers and public cloud. It has been listed on Euronext Paris since 2021.

- Website: https://www.ovh.com
- Headquarters: Roubaix, Hauts-de-France
- Founded: 1999
- Founders: Octave Klaba
- Ownership: Public, Euronext Paris: OVH; majority owned by the Klaba family
- Employees: About 3,000 (2025)
- Type: Web host that registers domains
- ICANN accreditation: IANA ID 433
- Other names: OVH sas
- Country-code extensions: .fr
- Site languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese
- API: Integrated. Integrated with Lemon Domains (https://help.ovhcloud.com/csm/en-gb-api-getting-started-ovhcloud-api)

## Services and extensions (checked October 2026)

- Domain registration, DNS hosting, Email hosting, Web hosting, SSL certificates, Website builder
- Extensions sold: over 800
- Sells, among others: .com .fr .eu
- WHOIS privacy: Included at no extra cost
- Price list: https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/domains/domain-name-checker/

## Support

- Channels: Help center

## Sources

- https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/domains/whois/
- https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/domains/domain-name-checker/
- https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/web-cloud/domains/faq-domain-dns

## OVHcloud history

- 1999: Octave Klaba starts OVH in Lille while still an engineering student.
- 2016: KKR and TowerBrook buy a minority stake for 250 million euros.
- 2019: Renames itself OVHcloud.
- 2021: Lists on Euronext Paris.

## Domain management features (confirmed)

- DNSSEC
- Two-factor sign-in

## Payments and programs

- Payment methods: Credit and debit cards, PayPal, Direct debit

## Company sources (checked October 2026)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OVHcloud
- https://corporate.ovhcloud.com/en/company/history/
- https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/terms-and-conditions/payment/

## Every extension on OVHcloud's price list (553, read October 2026 from https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/domains/tld/)

.abogado .ac .academy .accountant .accountants .actor .adult .af .ag .agency .ai .airforce .alsace .am .amsterdam .apartments .app .archi .army .art .asia .associates .at .attorney .au .auction .audio .auto .autos .baby .band .bar .barcelona .bargains .bayern .be .beauty .beer .berlin .best .bet .bible .bid .bike .bingo .bio .biz .black .blackfriday .blog .blue .bo .boats .boutique .broker .brussels .builders .business .buzz .bz .bzh .ca .cab .cafe .cam .camera .camp .capital .car .cards .care .career .careers .cars .casa .cash .casino .cat .catering .cc .center .ceo .ch .chat .cheap .christmas .church .city .cl .claims .cleaning .click .clinic .clothing .cloud .club .cm .cn .co .coach .codes .coffee .college .cologne .com .community .company .computer .condos .construction .consulting .contact .contractors .cooking .cool .corsica .country .coupons .courses .cr .credit .creditcard .cricket .cruises .cx .cymru .cz .dance .date .dating .de .deals .degree .delivery .democrat .dental .dentist .desi .design .dev .diamonds .diet .digital .direct .directory .discount .dk .do .doctor .dog .domains .download .earth .ec .eco .education .email .energy .engineer .engineering .enterprises .equipment .es .estate .eu .eus .events .exchange .expert .exposed .express .fail .faith .family .fans .farm .fashion .fi .film .finance .financial .fish .fishing .fit .fitness .flights .florist .flowers .fm .football .forex .forsale .foundation .fr .fun .fund .furniture .futbol .fyi .gal .gallery .game .games .garden .gay .gd .gdn .gg .gift .gifts .gives .glass .global .gmbh .gold .golf .graphics .gratis .green .gripe .group .gs .gt .guide .guitars .guru .gy .hair .hamburg .haus .healthcare .help .hiphop .hiv .hk .hn .hockey .holdings .holiday .homes .horse .hospital .host .hosting .house .how .hr .ht .icu .ie .im .immo .immobilien .in .industries .info .ink .institute .insure .international .investments .io .irish .ist .istanbul .it .je .jetzt .jewelry .jobs .juegos .kaufen .ki .kim .kitchen .kiwi .koeln .kyoto .la .land .lat .law .lawyer .lc .lease .legal .lgbt .li .life .lighting .limited .limo .link .live .loan .loans .lol .london .love .lt .ltd .ltda .lu .luxe .luxury .lv .madrid .maison .makeup .management .market .marketing .markets .mba .me .media .melbourne .memorial .men .menu .mg .miami .mn .mobi .moda .moe .mom .money .monster .mortgage .motorcycles .movie .ms .mu .museum .mx .nagoya .name .navy .net .network .news .nf .ni .ninja .nl .nu .nyc .okinawa .one .onl .online .ooo .org .organic .osaka .page .paris .partners .parts .party .pe .pet .photo .photography .photos .pics .pictures .pink .pizza .pl .place .plumbing .plus .pm .poker .porn .press .pro .productions .promo .properties .property .protection .pt .pub .pw .quebec .quest .racing .radio .re .recipes .red .rehab .reise .reisen .rent .rentals .repair .report .republican .rest .restaurant .review .reviews .rich .rip .ro .rocks .rodeo .ruhr .run .ryukyu .saarland .sale .salon .sarl .sb .sc .school .schule .science .scot .se .security .services .sex .sexy .sh .shiksha .shoes .shop .shopping .show .si .singles .site .ski .skin .sn .so .soccer .social .software .solar .solutions .soy .spa .space .srl .storage .store .stream .studio .study .style .sucks .supplies .supply .support .surf .surgery .swiss .sx .sydney .systems .taipei .tattoo .tax .taxi .team .tech .technology .tel .tennis .tf .theater .theatre .tickets .tienda .tips .tires .tirol .tl .tn .today .tokyo .tools .top .tours .town .toys .trade .trading .training .travel .tube .tv .tw .uk .university .uno .us .uy .vacations .vc .vegas .ventures .vet .vg .viajes .video .villas .vin .vip .vision .vlaanderen .vodka .vote .voto .voyage .wales .wang .watch .webcam .website .wedding .wf .wiki .win .wine .work .works .world .ws .wtf .xn--45q11c .xn--6frz82g .xn--c1avg .xn--e1a4c .xn--hxt814e .xn--ngbc5azd .xn--nqv7f .xn--pgbs0dh .xn--q9jyb4c .xxx .xyz .yachts .yoga .yokohama .yt .zone

Plus 347 more second-level extensions on its price list.

## Transferring a domain away from OVHcloud

In the Control Panel go to Web Cloud, Domain names, select the domain and switch off the transfer protection, then retrieve the authorization code. Your account must be the administrator contact.

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