How to create more than 6 domains in 1 droplet?

Heya,

You can create as much domains as you like. You first need to decide wheter to use Apache or Nginx.

After you’ve chosen your web server, here are the general steps:

1. Set up DNS records

   • In your DNS provider’s panel (or DigitalOcean’s Networking tab), create A records pointing each domain (and any subdomains like www.domain.com) to your droplet’s public IP address.

2. Configure virtual hosts

   • Apache:

     • Create a separate configuration file in /etc/apache2/sites-available/ for each domain.

     • Use <VirtualHost *:80> (and optionally :443 for HTTPS).

     • Specify the ServerName, ServerAlias, DocumentRoot, and log paths.

     • Enable each site with a2ensite yoursite.conf and reload Apache.

   • Nginx:

     • Create a separate server block in /etc/nginx/sites-available/ for each domain.

     • Define server_name, root, and logs.

     • Symlink each config to /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ and reload Nginx.

3. Set up directories and permissions

   • Create a separate directory for each site’s files (e.g., /var/www/domain1.com/public_html).

   • Make sure permissions and ownership are set correctly so the web server can access them.

4. Install SSL certificates (recommended)

   • Use Let’s Encrypt (certbot) to secure each domain with HTTPS.

   • Certbot can automatically create SSL configs for Apache and Nginx.

5. Test and restart your web server

   • Use apache2ctl configtest or nginx -t to check configuration syntax.

   • Restart or reload the service to apply changes.

You’re not limited to 6 domains—there’s no hard cap in Apache or Nginx. The only practical limits are your server’s resources (CPU, RAM, disk) and performance as you add more sites.

Let me know if you’d like help with example configurations or commands!

Heya, @magdielsanchez

You would need to create separate virtual hosts for the domain names in the Nginx configuration. We have a little older tutorial that expalins the process which you can check for reference:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-nginx-server-blocks-virtual-hosts-on-ubuntu-16-04

If you find any difuculties, just ask and we can give you the nginx block for the domain names.

Regards