# Why domain name changed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [August 31, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667 "2021-08-31T12:25:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hack3rcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@Hack3rcon](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Hack3rcon)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667/1 "2021-08-31T12:25:34Z")
Hello, Why domain name changed from “suricata-ids” to “suricata”? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lucovsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/jeff_lucovsky/32/11_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lucovsky](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Jeff_Lucovsky)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667/2 "2021-08-31T14:03:41Z")
With the launch of the new website, et. al., there’s been consolidation. See [NEW Suricata & OISF sites live now!](https://forum.suricata.io/t/new-suricata-oisf-sites-live-now/1433) ---
**Author:** ![Hack3rcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@Hack3rcon](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Hack3rcon)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667/3 "2021-09-05T07:44:29Z")
Why? What was the problem of “Suricata-IDS” domain name? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lucovsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/jeff_lucovsky/32/11_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lucovsky](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Jeff_Lucovsky)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667/4 "2021-09-05T13:57:34Z")
Hi Jason, Is there content you’re no longer able to find? Let us know and we can help provide pointers if you’re not able to locate something. ---
**Author:** ![Hack3rcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@Hack3rcon](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Hack3rcon)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667/5 "2021-09-06T06:37:00Z")
Hi, No, I just want to know why in the Suricata opinion teams, “Suricata” is a better name than “Suricata-IDS”? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lucovsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/jeff_lucovsky/32/11_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lucovsky](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Jeff_Lucovsky)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667/6 "2021-09-06T12:42:56Z")
Hi, Suricata is more than just an IDS – it can act as an NSM, IPS, and even a pcap-capture system. ---
**Author:** ![Hack3rcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@Hack3rcon](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Hack3rcon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667/7 "2021-09-07T09:38:42Z")
Hi, Sure, but how about Snort? Should they change their domain name from “Snort” to something like “Pig”? ---
**Author:** ![jufajardini](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/jufajardini/32/896_2.png) [@jufajardini](https://forum.suricata.io/u/jufajardini)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667/8 "2021-09-07T10:07:45Z")
Would “Pig” be a valid interesting acronym for a tool like Snort? Then who knows. But I do think it would make more sense to ask that one in a Snort dedicated forum, if you really wanted to know, as we can’t answer for them. But one important point here, I would say, is that Suricata did not change its name. Just the domain. ---
**Author:** ![Hack3rcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@Hack3rcon](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Hack3rcon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667/9 "2021-09-07T10:52:40Z")
Yes. In my opinion “Suricata” is the name of an animal and is not good for this tool. Thus, name is “Suricata-IDS” ? ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Herz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/andreas_herz/32/52_2.png) [@Andreas\_Herz](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Andreas_Herz)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667/10 "2021-09-07T11:50:17Z")
This name was choosen for a reason and as you can see the logo also shows the Suricata/Meerkat. There are many other tools that use an animal name (firefox, elk, ant, python) or other names like RedHat, Fedora, Apache. ---
**Author:** ![Hack3rcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@Hack3rcon](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Hack3rcon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667/11 "2021-09-07T13:43:10Z")
Yes, but their name has been it from the beginning. BTW, please don’t disconnect [suricata-ids.org](https://suricata-ids.org/). Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Herz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/andreas_herz/32/52_2.png) [@Andreas\_Herz](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Andreas_Herz)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/why-domain-name-changed/1667/12 "2021-09-07T20:27:25Z")
Suricata the software was named Suricata in the (official) beginning as well. So the current domain reflects that even better. The “old” domain still redirects to the current website.