Blocked access to the Public IPv4 address (Chrome)

Hey there 👋

If you just created the VPS, it’s normal that nothing shows up when you try to access the IP from Chrome, unless you’ve already set up a web server like Nginx or Apache, there won’t be anything listening on port 80. You can start by SSH-ing into the Droplet using:

ssh root@your_public_ip

From there, check if you have a web server installed. If not, something like Nginx is a good place to start:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install nginx -y

Also double-check if your firewall (either ufw or the cloud firewall in the DigitalOcean dashboard) is allowing incoming connections on HTTP (80) and HTTPS (443). You can open those with:

sudo ufw allow http
sudo ufw allow https

Let me know what exactly you’re trying to host!

- Bobby

Heya, @e8e97518702d481d82ecdfabcbbfcf

Your VPS might have a firewall (like ufw, firewalld, or a cloud provider firewall) blocking incoming connections.

If you’re using UFW, check with:

sudo ufw status

To allow SSH, HTTP, and HTTPS:

sudo ufw allow ssh 
sudo ufw allow http 
sudo ufw allow https 
sudo ufw enable

Also you can check if there is an active Cloud Firewall rule:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/firewalls/how-to/view-rules-for-droplet/

Regards

First thing I’d check is whether your firewall (like ufw or firewalld) is allowing inbound traffic on the ports you expect, especially port 80 (HTTP) or 22 (SSH).

Also make sure your droplet’s networking is configured correctly and the service you’re trying to reach is running and listening on the right interface. You can test with curl or nmap from another server if unsure.