Question
Adding DNS to the droplet and changing nameserver in namecheap
- Posted on November 14, 2022
- Ubuntu 22.04DeploymentApacheDNSRuby on RailsCloud education
Asked by Kenneth-joseph
As I was following the tutorial Point to DigitalOcean Nameservers From Common Domain Registrars I did all the expected changes on both the digital ocean droplet dashboard and updated the nameservers in the Namecheap domain management section as shown in the tutorial. But until now I can’t seem to be in a position to access my website through the domain name even though I can access it through the server’s IP address. Kindly advise on what I could be during wrong, it’s urgent and I would greatly appreciate any assistance.
I’m on ubuntu, using Apache2 and Phusion passenger to facilitate this process in a ruby digital ocean droplet.
VH:
ServerAdmin info@financialshub.info
ServerName financialshub.info
ServerAlias www.financialshub.info
DocumentRoot /var/www/financehubcode/FinanceHub1/public
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
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Hi there,
Did you also add your domain name to your DigitalOcean account as described here:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/dns/how-to/add-domains/
Once you add the domain name there, you need to also add an A record to your DNS zone, to point to the Droplet’s IP address:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/dns/how-to/manage-records/
Once the A record has been added, it can take up to 24 hours for the DNS cache to clear over the Globe, before you could see the new records.
Let me know how it goes!
Best,
Bobby