how to set up a host name in DigitalOcean?

August 3, 2016 4.7k views
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longjia3713
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longjia3713

Hi,friends.
I need some help to set up a host name. I know this question have already be submit. but that steps can not solve my problem. i need a new way.

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MDS August 4, 2016

First you have to create an A record for your domain and point it to the Droplet's IP address. Let's say your domain is server.example.com.

Edit the /etc/hostname file and change the hostname to server.example.com. One you have done that, reboot your server to use the new hostname. You can reboot the server by running the command:

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  • longjia3713 August 4, 2016

    All of you said I have done. I have create an A record for domain and point to the Droplet's IP address, but I can' t open the web site(server.example.com) in broswer. Obviously this web site has been bound to IP.

    • MDS August 4, 2016

      Are you able to open the website using the IP address? It is possible that your domain has not propagated yet, this can take up to 24 hours. Can you ping the domain name using your computer's command prompt or terminal?

      ping server.example.com

  • longjia3713 August 5, 2016

    hi, my friend. are you busy? I can't find someone help me,but you. so, I need your help.Once again, I can open the website by IP address.And I try to ping the domain name in my computer's command prompt, it return my IP address. It means my DNS had been updated. The important is that I can open the example.com in my server. But I can not open the website in extranet network. so, what should I do?

    • MDS August 5, 2016

      Which web server are you using to run the website? For confirmation, your website works with the IP address correct? And if possible, can you provide me the domain name that you are using?

ioanmoldovan199 August 3, 2016

Do you mean FQDN, because for the droplets the hostname is the name of the droplet?

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