DeviantArt

DeviantArt is the world's largest online social network for artists and art enthusiasts. Founded in August 2000, the platform has grown to host over 100 million registered members and more than 650 million pieces of artwork. The community—whose members are known as "deviants"—uploads tens of thousands of original pieces daily across diverse mediums including digital art, painting, sculpture, pixel art, films, anime, and literature.

Key Features

Art sharing and discovery across all mediums and skill levels
DreamUp AI art generation tool
Monetization options for artists including premium downloads, exclusive sales, and subscription tiers
Journals and status updates for community engagement
Literature submissions for writers

Hosting Infrastructure

DNS: Hosted on AWS Route 53 (ns-154.awsdns-19.com and 3 other AWS nameservers)
Web hosting: Amazon CloudFront CDN (IPs in 3.162.103.x range, AS16509 Amazon)
Email: Google Workspace (aspmx.l.google.com with standard Google MX configuration)
Security: SPF configured for Google, but DNSSEC not implemented

Ownership

DeviantArt was acquired by Wix.com in 2017 for approximately $36 million, integrating the art community platform into Wix's creative tools ecosystem.

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

Zone	Nameservers	Glue
com	a.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net...	-
deviantart.com	ns-154.awsdns-19.com, ns-997.awsdns-60.net, ns-1119.awsdns-11.org, ns-1796.awsdns-32.co.uk	2 records

✅ Authoritative Response

Server:205.251.192.154

NS records: ns-154.awsdns-19.com, ns-997.awsdns-60.net, ns-1119.awsdns-11.org, ns-1796.awsdns-32.co.uk

🔒 DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

No DS record for deviantart.com (unsigned zone)

⏱️ Timing

Total: 2352ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

Type	Count	Sample Data
A	4	`18.161.34.52, 18.161.34.11...`

📌 Glue Records Collected

Total: 2

Out-of-bailiwick: 2 (ns-154.awsdns-19.com, ns-154.awsdns-19.com)

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