How to update the IP address of the old droplet to a new IP address with the same domain name

August 12, 2014 2.2k views
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The old droplet was created for Ubuntu 14.04 server. However because of compatibility problem of PHP5.5, we created a new droplet to downgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 with the same domain name with new IP address. We wanted now the same domain to point to the new IP address.

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kamaln7 MOD August 12, 2014

You can point your domain name to the new IP address/droplet by editing your DNS records and replacing the old IP address with the new one: DNS - DigitalOcean Control Panel.

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  • sumitpalmonga November 27, 2015

    Hi Kamain7,

    I had to do something similar. I also changed the ip address in dns records in control panel. How long does it take to update? I still see nslookup showing the old ip address for my domain.

    Sumit

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