By fvg
Hello :) I’d like to connect a subdomain app.domain.de to a DI droplet. I’ve asked my domain provider what to do and he said I might just add an A Record for that subdomain and set the IP, but that didn’t work. I will just list my current settings as I’m new to DNS and am not sure if these settings are important to know. I can access my website using www.domain.de and domain.de, it is hosted on Webflow.com
| Hostname | Type | Priority | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain.de | MX | 100 | domainFACTORY |
| *.domain.de | MX | 100 | domainFACTORY |
| domain.de | A | 11.222.333.44 | |
| *.domain.de | A | 11.222.333.44 | |
| domain.de | A | 99.888.777.66 | |
| *.domain.de | A | 99.888.777.66 | |
| imap.domain.de | CNAME | domainFACTORY | |
| pop3.domain.de | CNAME | domainFACTORY | |
| smtp.domain.de | CNAME | domainFACTORY | |
| www.domain.de | CNAME | proxy.webflow.com |
Could you help set the right settings?
Thank you!
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The problem you encountered is likely due to the wildcard subdomain records you have in place. If a visitor were to request do.domain.de this request would match both your current record:
*.domain.de A 99.888.777.66
and a record set up for the new subdomain:
do A 99.888.777.66
If you want to point some subdomains to one location and some to another I would generally recommend avoiding using the wildcard record.
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