Question
Custom Domains for Node App Deployment without Changing Nameservers
- Posted on November 20, 2022
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Asked by Topher Knoll
My client has their domain hosted on Google Domains along with their Google Workspace/Gmail MX records. I’d really like to keep everything there so nothing gets screwed up. I also noticed that I couldn’t add SPF records to Digital Ocean. So, I really need a way to add an A record along with a CNAME record if I need to Google Domains that point to my DigitalOcean-hosted Node app. (This is the method I’m used to.) All the app/custom domain section gives me is a CNAME record. I tried making a droplet to get an IP address but that didn’t really help either. Any help is appreciated!
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Hello @topherknoll
If you do not want to change the nameservers you can use a CNAME record as described in our tutorial here:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/manage-domains/#option-2-using-a-cname-pointer
As mentioned:
"You can also add a CNAME record to your domain. If your DNS provider is not DigitalOcean, reference your DNS provider’s documentation to see how to do this.
Use the “copy” button to copy the ondigitalocean.app alias, and paste it into the CNAME record on your DNS provider so that it points your custom domain to your App Platform app. When this is complete on your DNS provider, click the Add Domain button.
You can also add apex wildcard domains. App Platform validates the wildcard domain and issues certificates using TXT records."
The CNAME and the SPF records need to be added with Google since the domain name is using their nameservers.
Regards