By jaigob
Hello, I am very new to using VPS. I am trying to move away from shared hosting. But I admit I do not know much about setting it up but I am willing to learn.
I purchased a domain from Namecheap and I pointed my NS to the DO Nameservers. Here is where I am stuck. I want to create a website and host it using CentOS but I am not sure how to setup the Nameservers to host the site.
Do I need the domain to point to Digital Ocean? Or create a domain in CWP using the .com I purchased on Namecheap?
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So when I use the web panel and I create a domain, do I need to create a custom nameserver in it or can I use the DO one?
Hello!
Since DigitalOcean is acting as your domain’s authoritative nameservers, the next step will be to create DNS records in your DigitalOcean account to direct traffic to your Droplet’s IP address for your domain.
There are a few guides that should help with this:
How to Add Domains https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/networking/dns/how-to/add-domains/
How to Create DNS Records https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/networking/dns/how-to/manage-records/#a-records
I’m not familiar with CentOS Web Panel (CWP) however I found their installation documentation here: http://centos-webpanel.com/installation-instructions
I recommend ensuring that you have enough system resources required by the web panel to properly function along with your operating system and any other applications like a webserver or database. Web panels often make system administration tasks easier however they do require more CPU and RAM to run!
Here are a few other articles for getting started:
Choosing the Right Droplet Plan https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/droplets/resources/choose-plan/
Droplet How-Tos https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/droplets/how-to/
I hope this helps!
Thank you so much for this! Right now I just have the 5 dollar plan. Right now I have 3 sites I would like to add, what do you recommend?
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