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Can I buy a VPS without a primary domain?

Can I buy a VPS without a primary domain? Since I currently have one and I would like to transfer it to digital ocean.

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Bobby Iliev
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• November 15, 2022

Hi there,

Yes, you can create servers without associating a domain name with them. You could use the server IP address to access them directly rather than using a specific domain name.

Then whenever you are ready you can change your DNS records to point to the server IP address at any time.

Here are a few useful articles:

  • How to create a server:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/create/

  • How to manage your domains once you are ready to do so:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/dns/how-to/add-domains/

Hope that this helps.

Best,

Bobby