Multiple domains to 1 droplet/webserver?

May 4, 2015 1.5k views
DNS DigitalOcean Ubuntu
geropalacio
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geropalacio

Hi guys! I have 3 domains that I want to use for my personal website. These are 3 different combinations of my name + last name and I want them all to point to my web server. Let’s say I want to use fullname.com for my website, but I also want to redirect requests from shortname.com and middlename.com to fullname.com.

On my account I’ve created all 3 domains to make them point to my droplet. But the problem is that, if I browse to shortname.com, I do not get redirected to fullname.com. How can I achieve these? I understand I cannot add a CNAME record as those map subdomains to hostname.

Any idea? Is there something am I missing?

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asb MOD May 8, 2015

You’ll need to set up the redirects on the web server itself. Assuming you are using Apache, it would look something like this:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName shortname.com
    Redirect permanent / http://fullname.com
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName middlename.com
    Redirect permanent / http://fullname.com
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName fullname.com
    # The full configuration for your site....
</VirtualHost>

Check out this tutorial for more information on setting up redirects with example for both Nginx and Apache:

How To Create Temporary and Permanent Redirects with Apache and Nginx
by Justin Ellingwood
HTTP redirects are used to redirect web site visitors to new locations when they request content. These are useful for a variety of reasons, whether permanent or temporary. This guide will demonstrate how to redirect visitors using Apache and Nginx.
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  • geropalacio May 8, 2015

    Thanks for the reply! I’ll give that a try and review that article. It looks like that was what I was aiming for!

    Cheers!

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