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Thanks mate!! I changed my droplet name and it’s works
Hello,
DigitalOcean automatically configures the reverse dns entry (PTR) on their end. It will be the hostname you choose when you set up your dropplet. You can change/check this in the control panel by selecting your dropplet, then settings, then rename. As it says, changing the name there will update the PTR but not the hostname of the system, that is something you will need to do, instructions for that vary depending on the system you have installed.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.
Regards,
Alex
I’m trying to set up Reverse DNS on my droplet. You say “by selecting your dropplet, then settings, then rename”, but there’s no “settings” visible when I go to my droplet. There is a “settings” for the overall project, but there’s no “rename” option there.
Where do I rename the droplet?
I found it. You just click on the droplet name and it can be renamed in-situ.
Jim
Hello, @JimBreenEDRDG
Yes, that is how you change the droplet’s name. Make sure to set a name that is also a FQDN (fully qualified domain name).
Hope that this helps!
Regards,
Alex
What happens if I have a server that’s serving mail for multiple domains? It would be easy enough to rename it to the server that I handle the most mail for, but if I rename the server to domainA.com is there a way I can also have a reverse DNS entry for domainB.net and domainC.org? Or do I have to set the last two up so the SMTP server for all three is domainA.com?