By chloe
Hi,
I destroyed my old droplet and created a new one (the same domain name) with an SSH key. However, I did not get a new ip address and password, so when I try to connect my droplet with PuTTY using my old IP address I get an “Access denied”
Also when I try to add a new domain, I select my droplet and the old IP address appears. So I can’t create a new DNS
Can someone help me? It’s been 5 days since I try to host my website and STILL I can’t get it to work. I’m kind of mad and tired but hey, at least I’m “learning”
Thank you
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You don’t always get a new IP and if you picked your SSH key, you won’t get a password either. Access denied means you’re using the wrong public/private key. DNS will work fine if it’s the same IP.
Creating a new Droplet in DO will re-use any previously used IP addresses, but it’s not always the case.
If you wanted to use another IP address instead of the previously used IP address, then do this:
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1. Power off your droplet with the old IP address.
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2. Create a new Droplet and don’t forget to add your SSH key. You should get a new IP address.
You can now delete the other Droplet.
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