I Bought a Domain at 15. Now It Powers 400,000+ Users.

Edward Hsing, now 18, bought a domain at age 15 and turned it into DigitalPlat FreeDomain — a free domain registration platform that now serves over 400,000 users and has 150,000+ GitHub stars. Built initially with BIND9, Python, and Flask on a small VPS, the project grew organically through developer word-of-mouth without any marketing or funding. Beyond technical challenges, Hsing built abuse-prevention systems and fostered a community of contributors, viewing free domain access as a fundamental layer of digital identity.