Having issues connecting domain to droplet. Please Help!

Question

I think I have everything setup correctly. Nameservers and A-Records. But unfortunately, I am only able to ping my IP but not my domain. Could you please help me find out why?

Website: hadyprints.ml
IP: 104.248.247.194

Answer 1

bobbyiliev December 20, 2020

Hi there @hadyashraf,

It looks good on my end which most likely means that the problem is due to DNS caching. Keep in mind that once you make a DNS change it can take up to 24 hours for the DNS cache to fully clear over the Globe before you can see the change.

You can use this DNS tool to check your DNS status:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tools/dns?domain=hadyprints.ml

Hope that this helps!
Regards,
Bobby

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hadyashraf December 20, 2020

Thanks for the reply!
Now, I am able to ping the domain. However, I am facing an issue connecting through the browser. I cleared browser cache, and tried incognito and safari.
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- bobbyiliev December 21, 2020
  
  Hello,
  
  The domain name works well on port 80 (HTTP) but it does not load on port 443 (HTTPS) because it does not have an SSL certificate.
  
  You can test that by visiting the domain over http:// directly:
  
  http://hadyprints.ml
  
  You can follow the steps here on how to install a free SSL here:
  
  https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-apache-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-18-04
  
  Regards,
  Bobby
  
  How To Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04
  by Kathleen Juell
  by Erika Heidi
  Let's Encrypt is a Certificate Authority (CA) that provides an easy way to obtain and install free TLS/SSL certificates, thereby enabling encrypted HTTPS on web servers. In this tutorial, you will use Certbot to obtain a free SSL certificate for Apache on Ubuntu 18.04 and set up your certificate to renew automatically.
  
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Answer 2

hadyashraf December 20, 2020

Thanks for the reply!
Now, I am able to ping the domain. However, I am facing an issue connecting through the browser. I cleared browser cache, and tried incognito and safari.
Reply Report
- bobbyiliev December 21, 2020
  
  Hello,
  
  The domain name works well on port 80 (HTTP) but it does not load on port 443 (HTTPS) because it does not have an SSL certificate.
  
  You can test that by visiting the domain over http:// directly:
  
  http://hadyprints.ml
  
  You can follow the steps here on how to install a free SSL here:
  
  https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-apache-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-18-04
  
  Regards,
  Bobby
  
  How To Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04
  by Kathleen Juell
  by Erika Heidi
  Let's Encrypt is a Certificate Authority (CA) that provides an easy way to obtain and install free TLS/SSL certificates, thereby enabling encrypted HTTPS on web servers. In this tutorial, you will use Certbot to obtain a free SSL certificate for Apache on Ubuntu 18.04 and set up your certificate to renew automatically.
  
  Reply Report

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