FREENOM​ ​WHMCS​ ​MODULE​ ​INSTALLATION​ ​HOWTO

Version​ ​1.10 March​ ​5th​ ​2015

INTRODUCTION

Welcome​ ​to​ ​Freenom​ ​-​ ​A​ ​Name​ ​for​ ​Everyone

Please​ ​find​ ​enclosed​ ​the​ ​WHMCS​ ​module​ ​that​ ​can​ ​be​ ​used​ ​with​ ​Freenom.​ ​To​ ​use​ ​the​ ​module​ ​you​ ​need​ ​a
Freenom​ ​Reseller​ ​account.​ ​You​ ​can​ ​open​ ​an​ ​account​ ​on​ ​www.freenom.com.

Account​ ​credentials​ ​exist​ ​out​ ​of​ ​an​ ​email​ ​address​ ​and​ ​password.

WHMCS​ ​is​ ​using​ ​the​ ​Freenom​ ​API.​ ​For​ ​more​ ​information​ ​about​ ​Freenom's​ ​API,​ ​please​ ​refer​ ​to

http://www.freenom.com

WHMCS

WHMCS​ ​is​ ​a​ ​"complete​ ​automation​ ​tool​ ​for​ ​web​ ​hosts".​ ​It's​ ​used​ ​by​ ​many​ ​hosting​ ​providers​ ​worldwide
to​ ​connect​ ​payment​ ​processing,​ ​domain​ ​registrations​ ​and​ ​server​ ​provisioning​ ​by​ ​one​ ​single​ ​system.

Freenom​ ​developed​ ​a​ ​WHMCS​ ​module​ ​to​ ​allow​ ​resellers​ ​and​ ​registrars​ ​to​ ​use​ ​the​ ​domain​ ​registration
services​ ​of​ ​Freenom.​ ​Freenom​ ​registers​ ​Free​ ​Domains​ ​in​ ​various​ ​Top​ ​Level​ ​Domains​ ​and​ ​Paid​ ​Domains​ ​at
Cost​ ​Price.

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Freenom​ ​offers​ ​three​ ​types​ ​of​ ​domains:

Paid​ ​Domains These​ ​are​ ​all​ ​domain​ ​names​ ​in​ ​every​ ​top​ ​level​ ​domain​ ​that​ ​are​ ​sold​ ​for​ ​a​ ​fixed
price.​ ​These​ ​include​ ​not​ ​only​ ​one​ ​TK,​ ​CF,​ ​GA,​ ​GQ​ ​and​ ​ML,​ ​but​ ​also​ ​COM,​ ​NET,​ ​EU
and many​ ​many​ ​others.

Special​ ​Domains These​ ​are​ ​all​ ​domain​ ​names​ ​in​ ​Freenom's​ ​top​ ​level​ ​domains,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​TK,​ ​CF,​ ​GA,
GQ​ ​and​ ​ML​ ​that​ ​are​ ​sold​ ​for​ ​a​ ​premium​ ​rate.

Free​ ​Domains These​ ​are​ ​all​ ​domain​ ​names​ ​in​ ​Freenom's​ ​top​ ​level​ ​domains,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​TK,​ ​CF,​ ​GA,
GQ​ ​and​ ​ML​ ​and​ ​are​ ​provided​ ​at​ ​no​ ​charge.​ ​(Not​ ​supported​ ​by​ ​Freenom​ ​API)

WHMCS​ ​is​ ​a​ ​great​ ​system​ ​and​ ​works​ ​fine​ ​with​ ​all​ ​Paid​ ​Domains.​ ​However,​ ​it​ ​does​ ​not​ ​support​ ​free
domains.

Furthermore​ ​Special​ ​Domains​ ​are​ ​not​ ​supported​ ​in​ ​WHMCS​ ​at​ ​this​ ​stage.​ ​ ​All​ ​Freenom​ ​accounts​ ​have
support​ ​for​ ​Special​ ​Domains,​ ​but​ ​we​ ​have​ ​this​ ​disabled​ ​by​ ​default.​ ​Please​ ​contact​ ​your​ ​account​ ​manager
to​ ​enable​ ​this​ ​support.​ ​Be​ ​careful:​ ​please​ ​do​ ​not​ ​use​ ​Special​ ​Domains​ ​with​ ​the​ ​same​ ​account​ ​as​ ​you​ ​use
with​ ​your​ ​WHMCS​ ​install.

In​ ​short:​ ​WHMCS​ ​works​ ​fine​ ​with​ ​regular​ ​paid​ ​domains:​ ​domains​ ​sold​ ​at​ ​a​ ​fixed​ ​price.

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Make​ ​sure​ ​you​ ​have​ ​installed​ ​the​ ​latest​ ​greatest​ ​version​ ​of​ ​WHMCS.​ ​Please​ ​refer​ ​to​ ​www.whmcs.com
which​ ​version​ ​is​ ​the​ ​latest.

Please​ ​use​ ​a​ ​software​ ​package​ ​like​ ​WINSCP​ ​to​ ​login​ ​to​ ​your​ ​server.​ ​It​ ​will​ ​look​ ​something​ ​like​ ​below:

On​ ​this​ ​server​ ​please​ ​go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​following​ ​directory:

<whmcs​ ​directory>/modules/registrars

Task​ ​1​:​ ​Please​ ​copy​ ​the​ ​directory​ ​'freenom'​ ​-​ ​and​ ​all​ ​of​ ​its​ ​contents​ ​-​ ​in​ ​the​ ​./modules/registrars
directory.

Task​ ​2​:​ ​Please​ ​copy​ ​and​ ​replace​ ​the​ ​list​ ​with​ ​states​ ​of​ ​all​ ​the​ ​countries​ ​and​ ​territories​ ​worldwide​ ​into​ ​the
applicable​ ​directory.​ ​You​ ​do​ ​this​ ​by​ ​copy​ ​and​ ​replace​ ​the​ ​following​ ​file:

./includes/jscript/statesdropdown.js​ ​to​ ​your​ ​WHMCS​ ​install​ ​in​ ​the​ ​very​ ​same​ ​directory/folder.

Task​ ​3​:​ ​Please​ ​copy​ ​and​ ​replace​ ​the​ ​list​ ​with​ ​WHOIS​ ​servers​ ​that​ ​are​ ​used​ ​by​ ​the​ ​availability​ ​check​ ​in
WHMCS​ ​to​ ​check​ ​if​ ​domains​ ​are​ ​available​ ​or​ ​not.​ ​Please​ ​note​ ​that​ ​new​ ​top​ ​level​ ​domains​ ​are​ ​added
frequently​ ​so​ ​therefore​ ​please​ ​refer​ ​to​ ​your​ ​Freenom​ ​Account​ ​Manager​ ​to​ ​check​ ​on​ ​updates​ ​of​ ​this​ ​file
(and​ ​the​ ​rest​ ​of​ ​this​ ​module​ ​pack).

You​ ​can​ ​copy​ ​and​ ​replace​ ​the​ ​following​ ​file:

./includes/whoisservers.php​ ​to​ ​your​ ​WHMCS​ ​install​ ​in​ ​the​ ​very​ ​same​ ​directory/folder.

That's​ ​it.​ ​The​ ​installation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​files​ ​is​ ​done.​ ​Now​ ​let's​ ​continue​ ​for​ ​configuration.

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Please​ ​go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​WHMCS​ ​Admin​ ​Panel,​ ​Setup,​ ​Products/Services,​ ​Domain​ ​Registrars

Here​ ​you​ ​now​ ​see​ ​the​ ​Freenom​ ​module.

Task​ ​4​:​ ​Please​ ​activate​ ​now​ ​and​ ​use​ ​your​ ​credentials​ ​to​ ​configure​ ​your​ ​module.​ ​You​ ​can​ ​get​ ​your
credentials​ ​at​ ​https://partners.freenom.com

Now​ ​click​ ​on​ ​'Save​ ​Changes'.

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You​ ​need​ ​to​ ​know​ ​for​ ​what​ ​price​ ​you​ ​are​ ​going​ ​to​ ​sell​ ​your​ ​Paid​ ​Domains.​ ​Please​ ​refer​ ​to
https://www.freenom.com/details/pro.html​ ​what​ ​the​ ​current​ ​prices​ ​are​ ​for​ ​your​ ​account.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​bottom
of​ ​this​ ​page​ ​you​ ​will​ ​find​ ​a​ ​link​ ​to​ ​Current​ ​Price​ ​Chart.

Example:​ ​if​ ​you​ ​are​ ​located​ ​in​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States,​ ​your​ ​buy-rate​ ​of​ ​.COM​ ​domains​ ​will​ ​be​ ​in​ ​US$,​ ​and​ ​the
daily​ ​current​ ​price​ ​may​ ​be​ ​US$​ ​8.38.​ ​You​ ​may​ ​want​ ​to​ ​sell​ ​these​ ​domains​ ​for​ ​US$​ ​15.00.

Let's​ ​set​ ​this​ ​up​ ​in​ ​WHMCS.​ ​First​ ​go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Admin​ ​Panel,​ ​Setup,​ ​Products/Services,​ ​Domain​ ​Pricing.

Task​ ​5​:​ ​Now​ ​add​ ​'COM'​ ​to​ ​the​ ​list​ ​of​ ​top​ ​level​ ​domains​ ​you​ ​want​ ​to​ ​sell.

Please​ ​enable​ ​EPP​ ​code​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Freenom​ ​module​ ​for​ ​auto-registration.​ ​You​ ​may​ ​also​ ​opt​ ​to​ ​add-on​ ​your
own​ ​DNS​ ​Management,​ ​Email​ ​Forwarding​ ​or​ ​ID​ ​Protection​ ​services​ ​to​ ​your​ ​sales.​ ​You​ ​can​ ​define​ ​pricing
for​ ​these​ ​add-on​ ​services​ ​on​ ​the​ ​very​ ​same​ ​page.

Please​ ​click​ ​Save​ ​Changes

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Click​ ​on​ ​Open​ ​Pricing​ ​and​ ​fill​ ​out​ ​the​ ​one​ ​to​ ​ten​ ​year​ ​pricing​ ​(Registrations,​ ​Transfers,​ ​Renewal)​ ​for​ ​your
domains,​ ​like​ ​this:

If​ ​you​ ​only​ ​want​ ​to​ ​offer​ ​one-year​ ​registrations,​ ​please​ ​leave​ ​the​ ​2​ ​(and​ ​other​ ​years)​ ​on​ ​0.00.

Click​ ​Save​ ​Changes.

Please​ ​repeat​ ​the​ ​above​ ​sequence​ ​for​ ​all​ ​paid​ ​top​ ​level​ ​domains.​ ​For​ ​TK,​ ​CF,​ ​GA,​ ​GQ​ ​and​ ​ML,​ ​please​ ​see
below.

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Freenom​ ​is​ ​well​ ​known​ ​because​ ​of​ ​its​ ​Free​ ​Domains.​ ​Please​ ​refer​ ​to​ ​the​ ​above​ ​information​ ​about​ ​the
limitations​ ​of​ ​WHMCS​ ​with​ ​Free​ ​Domains.​ ​Free​ ​Domain​ ​registrations​ ​are​ ​not​ ​supported​ ​using​ ​the​ ​API.

TK,​ ​CF,​ ​GA,​ ​GQ​ ​and​ ​ML​ ​do​ ​require​ ​configuration​ ​under​ ​Domain​ ​Pricing,​ ​similar​ ​as​ ​the​ ​paid​ ​domains.

Paid​ ​Domains All​ ​Freenom​ ​domains,​ ​including​ ​TK,​ ​CF,​ ​GA,​ ​GQ​ ​and​ ​ML,​ ​can​ ​be​ ​sold​ ​on​ ​a​ ​per
domain​ ​name​ ​basis.​ ​Paid​ ​TK,​ ​CF,​ ​GA​ ​,​ ​GQ​ ​and​ ​ML​ ​are​ ​the​ ​same​ ​as​ ​any​ ​domain
in​ ​any​ ​other​ ​top​ ​level​ ​domain,​ ​where​ ​the​ ​registrant​ ​can​ ​register​ ​domains​ ​for​ ​1
to​ ​10​ ​years,​ ​can​ ​be​ ​renewed​ ​any​ ​time,​ ​have​ ​transfer​ ​rights​ ​and​ ​show​ ​the
registrant​ ​(contact)​ ​as​ ​the​ ​licensee​ ​of​ ​the​ ​domain.

Free​ ​Domains Not​ ​supported​ ​via​ ​the​ ​API​ ​(Including​ ​the​ ​WHMCS​ ​module)

Task​ ​7​:​ ​Please​ ​go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Admin​ ​Panel,​ ​Setup,​ ​Products/Services,​ ​Domain​ ​Pricing.

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Please​ ​enable​ ​EPP​ ​code​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Freenom​ ​module​ ​for​ ​auto-registration.​ ​Please​ ​click​ ​Save​ ​Changes.

TK-CF-GA-GQ-ML​ ​Paid​ ​Domain​ ​Configuration

Task​ ​9​:​ ​Please​ ​refer​ ​to​ ​your​ ​Freenom​ ​Account​ ​Manager​ ​to​ ​receive​ ​the​ ​buy-rates​ ​of​ ​TK,​ ​CF,​ ​GA,​ ​GQ​ ​and
ML​ ​domains​ ​for​ ​your​ ​account.​ ​ ​Based​ ​on​ ​this​ ​buy-rate​ ​you​ ​may​ ​determine​ ​the​ ​sell-rate​ ​of​ ​your​ ​domains.
You​ ​set​ ​this​ ​up​ ​very​ ​similar​ ​as​ ​you​ ​have​ ​set​ ​up​ ​pricing​ ​for​ ​.COM​ ​domains​ ​(see​ ​example​ ​above).

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