Question

Set my droplet to be a subdomain of a domain hosted on a different server

Posted October 31, 2014 2.4k views

I want my droplet to be myapp.somedomain.com. Where subdomain.com is hosted on a different service.

Is there anything I need to do on my droplets end?

Or is it really as easy as pointing a DNS ‘A’ entry to my IP address?

Thanks,

-rookie dev ops

Add a comment
Maynard
By:
Maynard
Add a comment

These answers are provided by our Community. If you find them useful, show some love by clicking the heart. If you run into issues leave a comment, or add your own answer to help others.

1 answer
DarkSaint October 31, 2014

Hello Maynard,
What you need to do is go to the DNS manager(where ever it is) and add an A record.
Point it to the IP address of your (myapp) server.
Just like you described up there in your question but give it some time to take effect( people say 24 to 48 hours) but it usually happens faster in my experience.
That should resolve the issue.

Reply Report
Submit an Answer

Looking for something else?

Ask a new question Search for more help