By firzen434
At my school, when we ssh into their server, it’s something like [student_id]@mills.mcmaster.ca. How do I do this with my Digital Ocean droplet (so I don’t have to pull out the server ip every time because it’s hard to remember)?
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You’ll need to register a domain name via a registrar (such as Namecheap, iWantMyName, Hover, etc.) and then point it to your droplet.
Once you’ve purchased a domain name, here’s what you need to do:
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Point the name servers to DigitalOcean’s: How to Point to DigitalOcean Nameservers From Common Domain Registrars.
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Set up the necessary DNS records: How To Set Up a Host Name with DigitalOcean
In your case, a @ A record is enough:
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