Question
Setting up DNS (domain name from godaddy or namecheap)
- Posted on November 1, 2014
Asked by Monica
What are the bare minimal settings required to point a domain name to digital ocean server. I have domain names registered at godaddy and namecheap?
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Just the domain name?
Make an “A” record. The name should be “@” (no quotes) and the content would be the IP address of your server, like so
Hi Monica,
I would suggest you to take a peek at **this **tutorial, “How to Point to DigitalOcean Nameservers From Common Domain Registrars”, it should contain everything you need and it will just take a few minutes.
Have a further good day, and good luck.