Question
How can I redirect traffic from an existing subdomain to a new subdomain?
Our company recently went through a rebrand resulting in a change of domain.
We previously had users accessing our app (Ubuntu droplet with NodeJS) via app.olddomain.com.
I have successfully updated the DNS to have the droplet be served on app.newdomain.com instead (which is working completely fine), but would like anyone who mistakenly goes to the old access point (app.olddomain.com) to be redirected to the new subdomain (app.newdomain.com).
DNS is being managed through DigitalOcean, and both domains are purchased through Google Domains.
I have tried a CNAME, but I am seeking a true redirect than an alias.
One option I have considered is hosting a LAMP droplet on app.olddomain.com and use Htaccess to do a 302 redirect, but that seems silly hosting and paying for a droplet just for that purpose.
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