What I’m trying to do: Access a Droplet via the hostname. For example, when I create a new App, Digital Ocean automatically creates a Live App URL accessible via a dynamically provisioned hostname (e.g. my-app-name-ID.ondigitalocean.app). Is it possible to access a Droplet via a similar hostname?
What I’ve tried so far: From everything I’ve read, it looks like I need to associate the Droplet to a domain that I own, but am hoping I can leverage a subdomain that’s automatically created by Digital Ocean (as they do with Apps). Want to confirm this before I start jumping in and messing with DNS records.
Thank you.
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Hello @billygenerativelabs
You’ll need a domain name to have a working hostname for the droplet. The hostname will be name you choose for the droplet during the deployment process. The Reverse DNS is configured automatically from our end based on the droplet’s hostname.
To rename a droplet you can check this article:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/how-do-i-rename-a-droplet-or-change-its-hostname/
Hope that this helps!
Hey @billygenerativelabs,
If you are looking to add a Domain to your Droplet, you can follow this article here
https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/how-do-i-rename-a-droplet-or-change-its-hostname/
It gives a couple of options as to how to proceed. As for dynamically creating a subdomain just like the App platform, this is not possible at the moment however it’s a really good idea!
The best thing to do to get your voice heard regarding this would be to head over to our Product Ideas board and post a new idea, including as much information as possible for what you’d like to see implemented.
Hope that helps! - KFSys.
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