I have followed all the steps to add a domain name to a static site ,i added a www.domain.com which worked i tried adding another ‘domain.com’ it said active but it still resolves to my nginx server. I’m very new to this but i would appreciated the help
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Hi @adamsijachi9,
In your DNS, do you have two A record for domain.com? If so, remove the one you don’t need and leave just the new one.
Additionally, please note the DNS propagation period is up to 48 hours.
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