By jmilldotdev
Hello, I am currently running a Next.js frontend deployed to Vercel, and I am using the Vercel nameservers to manage the domain.
Now, I want to deploy Ghost CMS to a DigitalOcean droplet on a subdomain, and thus have the admin interface at https://cms.domain.com/ghost
My A DNS records in Vercel look as follows:
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| @ | [vercelIP] |
| cms | [DO droplet IP] |
when i attempt to install the https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/ghost droplet and set it up, it fails to generate a SSL certificate, and it seems like it cannot use the root domain’s certificate from Vercel if i just provide the IP to the setup script
I am very green with DNS stuff so if anyone knows how i can achieve this setup that would be great.
I am trying to do this because I would not like a user to be able to go to https://domain.com/ghost and be able to see the CMS login. Additionally, if the user goes to https://domain.com first, then to https://domain.com/ghost, a 404 will be returned until the cache is cleared. This is why i am trying to put the ghost CMS on a subdomain.
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Accepted Answer
Hello,
I believe that it is important to do the process in a specific order, what I could suggest is doing is:
- First create the Ghost Droplet and note down the IP address
- Then go to your Vercel’s DNS zone and add the A record for your
cmssubdomain to point to that new Droplet’s IP address - Then after that add a CNAME record for
www.cms.domain.comto point tocms.domain.com, that way you would have the www version also covered - After that SSH to the new Ghost Droplet and finish the installation process
Let me know how it goes. Regards, Bobby
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