gTLD lifecycle

(source: ICANN)

As you are probably aware of, a typical gTLD or nTLD domain runs through multiple phases after it’s expiration date. The last of which is the pendingDelete status which typically lasts 5 days.

If you are serious about getting a domain, it is these very 5 days on which you should become active. (at latest).

Since I still have a reseller account with 1blu business GmbH, I’m going to illustrate howto setup a cronjob for their domain robot. The steps required to set this up, will varry quite a bit.