Question

Unable to reach this page

Posted on March 13, 2025
DNS
Asked by Faisol Bello

I pointed my domain to digital ocean, now i can’t access the page.

is there other settings asides add the A record?

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Bobby Iliev

Site Moderator

• March 13, 2025

Hey Faisol,

Aside from the A record, make sure you’ve also:

Set up a web server (like Nginx or Apache) on your Droplet
Opened port 80/443 in your firewall
Waited a bit for DNS propagation (can take up to 24h)

Also, double-check that the A record points to the correct Droplet IP.

- Bobby

Jeffrey Wolfe • March 13, 2025

First, ensure that the A record correctly points to your Droplet’s IP address and that DNS propagation has completed (this can take up to 48 hours). You can check this using a tool like whatsmydns.net

Next, make sure your web server (Nginx, Apache, etc.) is running and properly configured to serve requests for your domain. If you’re using Nginx, check your server block settings in /etc/nginx/sites-available/ to confirm that the server_name matches your domain. Restart the web server after making changes with sudo systemctl restart nginx (or apache2 if you’re using Apache)

Also, verify that your firewall settings allow HTTP/HTTPS traffic. If you’re using UFW, try sudo ufw allow 80/tcp and sudo ufw allow 443/tcp to ensure web traffic is not blocked

KFSys

Site Moderator

• March 13, 2025

Heya,

Make sure that your WebService is running on your Droplet otherwise there isn’t anything to connect to. So if you are using either Nginx/Apache just make sure the service is running.