By AlexTech01
Hello there. I am experiencing a “Failed to verify dns domain ownership” error when setting up a custom subdomain on my Space. I chose a Managed Let’s Encrypt certificate, and according to DigitalOcean and Crtsh, the certificate was successfully issued. Does anybody know how to fix this error?
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I fixed the issue by contacting support. In my example, I had a subdomain (like test.example.com) on DigitalOcean DNS and I wanted to register a sub-subdomain (like cdn.test.example.com) as the custom subdomain for my Space. Customer service told me that I would either have to add the root domain (e.g. example.com) to DigitalOcean DNS or use a customer-managed certificate. I ended up using a customer-managed certificate.
Hey @alextech01,
In our public community, we aim to answer open questions about anything SysAdmin, DigitalOcean and beyond. However, we make every attempt to keep personal information safe and so don’t ever access personal account information here. This means we can’t provide help with any account or billing-related issues.
Please reach out to our amazing support team who will be more than happy to assist you with your issue! :)
Hope that helps!
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