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Domian name refused to connect

Posted April 25, 2020 1.1k views
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I bought a domain from google domains and have pointed it to the digital oceans name servers but whenever I go to the domain name it comes back with “jdhall.dev refused to connect”.

I checked on https://www.whatsmydns.net and the domain seems to be ok there, my website works when I go to the ip address but not the domain address.

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  • jdhall April 27, 2020
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    An update. I still can’t get on to my website in most cases but on another computer I am able to get on my website using safari. It is an unsecure connection using http not https. I have since tried to add and update the ssl certificate on digital ocean but it still isnt fixed.

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KFSys April 28, 2020

Hi @jdhall,

It sounds like to me like you didn’t have a proper virtual configuration created about your domain - jdhall.dev.

As for the https related problem, it would mean you don’t have an SSL certificate and it does seem like the configuration file for SSL was not configured.

As I don’t see you posting if you are using either Apache or Nginx, I’ll provide you with both articles :

Apache

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-apache-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-18-04

Nginx

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-nginx-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-18-04

Both tutorials use Let’s Encrypt which is free to work with and I’ll recommend going through the tutorial which is relevant to your WebService.

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KDSys

How To Secure Nginx with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04
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In this tutorial, we will show you how to use Let's Encrypt to obtain a free SSL certificate and use it with Nginx on Ubuntu 18.04. We will also show you how to automatically renew your SSL certificate. If you're running a different web server, simply follow your web server's documentation to learn how to use the certificate with your setup.
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