By tsnyder
I followed the digital ocean tutorial to load ODK, and everything is running fine. I edited the nano .env file to include my subdomain.domain.com that I want central to run on. I pointed the DNS to Digital Ocean and added the domain, to no avail. The subdomain I was attempting to get running is Https://forms.conservation360.org. I got the docker running, and central installed and checked in the terminal, but nothing in the domain. In fact, when I use the DNS tool here in digital ocean, it doesn’t pull info properly. The whois information shows the dns is pointed to digital ocean as well though. Could someone please guide me on what info you need to help me pin this down? Appreciate the help, Tom
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It sounds like you’ve set up ODK Central, but there might be some issue with the DNS or configuration.
First, ensure that you have an A record for your subdomain (forms.conservation360.org) added in your DigitalOcean DNS settings, pointing to the IP address of your droplet. You can follow this guide on managing DNS records for more information.
Secondly, verify that your .env file contains the correct configuration for your subdomain. Make sure to restart your ODK Central instance or run docker-compose up -d after editing the file.
If you are still facing issues, please check the logs by running docker-compose logs to identify any possible errors.
For more information on setting up and managing ODK Central on DigitalOcean, please refer to the ODK Central documentation.
Hope that this helps!
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