Hi, I’m getting a Domain name already exists red box when I try to add my domain to Networking -> Domains. I haven’t registered this domain in any of my droplets before. Is there a work around, I can prove ownership of the domain. Kind regards, Nox
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The system performs a DNS lookup to see if the domain has already been added to DigitalOcean. If it has, you’ll receive a message that says Data domain example.com: Name already exists. If the domain has not been previously added to DigitalOcean’s DNS service, it will be added.
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/data-domain-xxx-name-already-exists?answer=65156
Hello @noxidsoftShark ,
Request you to open a support ticket and we would be able to help you out!
We will need to dig in detail to your account.
Cheers, Sri Charan
Hello there,
The system performs a DNS lookup to see if the domain has already been added to DigitalOcean. If it has, you’ll receive a message that says Data domain example.com: Name already exists. If the domain has not been previously added to DigitalOcean’s DNS service, it will be added.
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