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Should I use nginx or route53 for redirect?

Posted September 15, 2020 330 views
Nginx

I have a question what should I use for subdomain redirection

I want to create

webmail.mywebsite.com and then redirect it to gmail.com

I try to do thet with nginx

server{
server_name webmail.mywebsite.com
301 https://www.gmail.com
}

But nothing happens when I try to open webmail.mywebsite.com ..

So I get idea that maybe I should use route53 if so what do you think what record should I put ?

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pistle2020 September 15, 2020

Route53 can’t return redirects, it’s DNS system. You need to us Nginx.

Your problem seems to be the Nginx config file is incorrect. I’ve copied and pasted a working Nginx config I have and changed the domains for you

server {
listen 80;
server_name webmail.mywebsite.com;
return 301 https://www.gmail.com;
}
Your config appears to simply be missing is the word “return” in front of the 301.

If you want to redirect https then that’s a little more work, as you need a certificate and such. You can find examples online.

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  • cedoburic September 16, 2020

    Hi @pistle2020 I still have problem I copied your code but I still get error when I try to access webmail.mywebsite.com

    “webmail.mywebsite.com server IP address could not be found.”

    I alrady have install SSL(lets encrypt) on my server

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