Question
Client cannot access a subdomain, even though I can
So I set up the client’s domain subdomain to a droplet, which serves as their “backend”. I can access the website fine on admin.clientdomain.com, on mobile, browsers and different browsers or computers. The DNS is handled by digital ocean, and I have confirmed this is working.
When the client attempts to access the subdomain on a safari browser (mac computer), it just reroutes to the main domain. When giving them the IP of the droplet, it just loads a white screen. The droplet has a Wordpress site from the marketplace loaded on it.
The site is also https encrypted with lets-encrypt.
I have
1) Switched off the UFW firewall - no difference
2) Asked the client to clear the cache from their browser / try different browsers - no difference
3) Ran a traceroute from my side to the subdomain, which looks like its working fine.
The website is the default Wordpress one from the marketplace, I have the default apache2 conf, and in /var/html/.htaccess I have this (to redirect to the admin panel, as this is used as a CMS).
RedirectMatch ^/$ /wp-admin
λ tracert admin.vetyogi.com
Tracing route to admin.vetyogi.com [209.97.137.10]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 11 ms 5 ms 6 ms testwifi.here [192.168.86.1]
2 17 ms 22 ms 38 ms 10.13.144.1
3 57 ms 25 ms 18 ms lutn-core-2b-xe-013-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.252.71.89]
4 21 ms 24 ms 25 ms lutn-core-2a-ae1-0.network.virginmedia.net [62.252.64.153]
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 28 ms 16 ms 29 ms m686-mp2.cvx1-b.lis.dial.ntli.net [62.254.42.174]
7 * * * Request timed out.
8 18 ms 21 ms 19 ms uk-lon01b-ri1-ae-25-0.aorta.net [84.116.136.102]
9 22 ms 20 ms 26 ms ldn-b1-link.telia.net [213.248.84.25]
10 * 21 ms * ldn-bb4-link.telia.net [62.115.121.28]
11 21 ms 20 ms 16 ms ldn-b4-link.telia.net [62.115.134.139]
12 29 ms 19 ms 18 ms digitalocean-ic-306494-ldn-b3.c.telia.net [62.115.44.250]
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 27 ms 19 ms * 209.97.137.10
16 19 ms 20 ms 16 ms 209.97.137.10
Trace complete.
I’m running out of ideas, besides it being an issue with the client’s ISP.
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