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How do you set up dynamic cname records?
The project I'm working on requires that we mask AWS EC2 host names with our own subdomains.
For example:
ec2-176-34-163-40.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com
would map to
gf53ef.domain.com
and
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Not receiving mails from some senders due to DNS config
I have noticed a peculiar behavior of my google apps domain. Most of the mails come through as you would expect, but over a period of time I have come to the conclusion that mails from certain senders ...
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Easy way to shorten up bind9 zone config?
Is there an easy way to put some kind of variables into bind9 zone files?
Lets say i have a bunch of different zone-files, and i would like to define my ip's in one config file. So that i can make ...
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Domain information tool [closed]
I found a website which performs a lot of test (dns, mx, cname, ping...) on a domain name and then generate a report with warnings and errors. this report was quite detailled and very useful.
I ...
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Cookieless Domain redirect in WHM/cPANEL
I am currently trying to get my head around in understanding how to set-up a "cookieless" domain using WHM / Cpanel - unfortunately without any success at this moment.
I have a Magento store and I ...
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How to redirect domain A to domain B using A-Records and CNAME records only
I have 2 domains hosted with different hosts. I need to redirect Domain A to Domain B. Unfortunately I can't do a 301 redirect from Host A, but can only modify/add DNS entries (A-Records and CNAMEs) ...
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map www.abc.com to www.t.xyz.com using cNAme
I have a parent domain as www.xyz.com and a sub domain www.t.xyz.com
the site is hosted on www.t.xyz.com
I have another domain www.abc.com
i want to map the www.abc.com to the sub domain ...
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Adding CNAME entry to nginx for cdn rewrite
I am using apache + nginx (for serving static content) and just bought a CDN. I have added a CNAME entry to my CDN URL, which should be cdn.example.com and pointing to the original cdn url. ...
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Hosting vs DNS and domain management
I have the following problem.
I have a reseller hosting services which offer to my clients. One of my clients want to keep the domain and DNS management with him.
What information he needs to point ...
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WWW record in DNS (type CNAME) pointing to a site is recommended?
I have a reseller host the sites of my clients are hosted.
One such customer wants to keep the DNS management with them.
For this, they request the CNAME for them to do the following change in DNS:
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Wildcard 'A' record overriding CNAME record
I have a Wildcard * A record for self-registration of subdomains by users on our web app. All works fine.
I now need to set up an alias for support.mydomain.com to point to mydomain.freshdesk.com. ...
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should Apex domains (and records) be avoided?
I'm building an app that is hosted on Heroku. Heroku suggests that Apex Domains are a Very Bad Idea -- they suggest using CNAME records and a workaround service like Zerigo or DNSSimple. However, ...
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Response time more than doubled after switching from A to CNAME on Heroku
I recently switched my Heroku app DNS setting from using A record at the apex to using CNAME record at www subdomain, because of the scenario outlined in this blog post: ...
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Transferring NS records to a new server
I feel like that was NOT worded well, but here is my current predicament.
I recently had a GoDaddy dedicated server, and decided after their customer support failed to do anything but disappoint, to ...
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How to resolve issue… Amazon ec2, elastic IP setup with Route 53 not working?
In this post it says its best to use CNAME only for Ec2 / route 53 setup:
EC2/Route53: How do I assign my new domain name to an instance?.
However, I added:
*.mysite.org. CNAME ...
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Using aliases for MX records
I have a domain, say example.com, and don't run my own mailserver so I use my ISP's, say myisp.com, so in my DNS the MX records point to ex1.myisp.com and ex2.myisp.com.
I also have an ill-conceived ...
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What do you name asset server subdomains? [closed]
What naming convention do you use for asset servers?
For example...
media.example.com
assets.example.com
img.example.com
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CNAME based php hosting
CNAME based php hostingI have an application that lets users get a *.onemobi.net account (ex. bob.onemobi.net). Now what I would like to do is give the user the option of being able to use their own ...
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CNAME, A, and Apache - Why does one work and not the other?
I have a website, example.tld. The DNS has an A record for example.tld that points to 1.2.3.4.
Is there any difference (as far as Apache is concerned/configured) whether a sub-domain ...
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Root domain redirect, otherwise A record redirect
I would like to redirect every incoming request via A record to another server (url-shortening service) unless the root is requested.... Is this possible? If so, how? If not, why not?
A simple ...
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creating subdomain entry(ies) — should I add a CNAME record pointing to @ or create a new A record?
Is it better to have a fewer A records and dozens of CNAME records or vice verca?
One (or few) A records per unique IP and many CNAME records per A record:
@ 3600 IN A 123.123.123.123
a ...
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Domain mapping via hostname instead of IP
Is it possible to configure DNS such that:
anysubdomain.clientsite.com has CNAME record to abc.ourservice.com
abc.ourservice.com has A record to our dedicated IP (so that if we change servers in the ...
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Upgrading Zerigo DNS plan through Heroku failure
I'm hosting an app on Heroku and have a basic DNS plan with Zerigo. I tried to upgrade the Zerigo plan from "basic" to "tier 1" through the Heroku command line tool and received the following error:
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How to point a domain to another address without access to add CNAME zone
Ive bought some domains from a hosting service and i want to point them to my other server. I did so usually by adding a DNS zone of type CNAME to list of DNS es which is set in my domain ...
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How does pointing a CNAME on my domain to a service-provider's server enable them to offer customized services?
I'm trying to understand how web services which have you setup CNAME records on your domain pointing to their servers work.
For example, following the instructions on LaunchRock ...
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Elastic Load Balancing using a chain of domains/hosts
I've setup an elastic load balancer on EC2 which (for example) has the public DNS (A Record) of:
LB-165746761.eu-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com
I've then registered a domain which I want to act as my ...
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Google Apps is routing mail unexpectedly
This has been going on for two days now and it's really bugging me.
I've owned a domain name for a few years now. Let's call it example.com. I've had Google Apps free edition set up there for a few ...
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DNS issue with migration of web site to new server
I have a legacy system that I'm attempting to make a significant configuration change to, but am not seeing a way to do so cleanly.
The state I inherited consists of a web site hosted on two app ...
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How do I disable Sendmail expansion of CNAMEs for a particular domain but not globally?
I have an issue due to "split DNS vision" where email is generated at a host and sent via a smarthost (relay) to an external system out of my control (business partner).
The generating server has ...
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Large scale custom domain support for a hosted web service
I am running a hosted platform for publishing Markdown documents. Currently I offer a subdomain per user, but the number one request right now is custom domains.
My server stack is NGINX and uWSGI ...
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Microsoft DNS Server (Windows 2008) CNAME issue
I am using the DNS role in Windows Server 2008 R2. I have my records set up correctly with the following CNAMEs:
{removed domain names for security}
Currently, only the 'wsp' cname works. All the ...
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Subdomains for MX using CNAMEs
Let's say I've got a wildcard subdomain CNAME for root domain:
*.domain.com CNAME domain.com
domain.com A 130.71.45.31
This works well for websites, e.g. subdomain.domain.com.
Now let's say I have ...
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nginx www.domain.com vs domain.com virtualhost
I have an http block where I include virtual hosts for the different domains hosted on the same server. For each virtual host I do:
listen domain.com:80;
Now, domain2.com works fine. However, when ...
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How to set up the CNAME in DNS zone record to work with Unbounce
I'm trying to run split testing on some landing pages I "designed" with Unbounce, but it requires that I set the CNAME record for my domain/sub-domain and I'm having trouble figuring out what is the ...
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Can CNAMEs be used to point to Name Servers?
Here's what I need:
www. and root of domain are hosted on the old host
beta. is hosted by the new host
Here is the problem:
Old Host does not allow ANY editing of DNS Records on their Name ...
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How to configure S3 or DNS to handle incomplete name (sans www) for web site?
I have a set up a bucket called "www.mydomainname.com" to host my website and I have configured the CNAME such that "www.mydomainname.com" points to the my endopint ...
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Are username subdomains needed for white label cname applications?
I'm having a SaaS site developed and will be offering white label service with some memberships. During user registration I will be asking users to enter a 'username' which will be used for a ...
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CNAME : how to setup DNS to return A record based on website?
I have a query regarding setting up servers.
Suppose I have multiple websites to host.
foo.com
bar.com
hello.com
I may or may not to have specific servers for them. Suppose an arbitrary ...
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Can I have a CNAME and an A-record for the same domain name?
I have a dedicated domain mydomain.com and I have a Windows Azure service that has to send email from addresses @mydomain.com. I found a mail service that agrees to send email "on behalf" of my ...
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DNS, Domain name settings for ASP Host
I have an account at an ASP hosting company and the URI is: me.example-host-company.com
I'd like to my own domain name so I create a CNAME record for a subdomain which has its destination set to the ...
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How to create a CNAME a DNS name at the level abc.xyz.mydomain.com (sub-sub-domain) if my DNS host only supports xyz.mydomain.com (sub-domain)?
I need to create the CNAME record:
abc.xyz.mydomain.com = verify.azure.com
but my DNS provider (www.freeparking.com) only allows me to create it at the sub-domain level (i.e. xyz.mydomain.com). I ...
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Can I use a CNAME to point to a 3rd Parties NS Servers?
I am in the process of migrating hosting providers.
Currently I have significant number of domains pointed at my current NS servers.
My new provider has their own NS server that I will need to update ...
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Default CNAME when DNS quering
I have a domain, with a number of CNAME records to
www.mydomain.com
mail.mydomain.com
ftp.mydomain.com
Now, what I would like to achieve is that if any other subdomain is queried or the domain ...
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Netfilter/iptables - Accept connections from an DNS CNAME
So I'm trying to accept connections on port 80 only from those IPs whose reverse DNS has a CNAME alias like, for example, *.test.mydomain.com:
1.1.1.1 resolves to boo.foo.com
and
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Elastic Load Balancer + Domain setup
How do I assign the ELB (Elastic Load Balancer) to my domain. Do I need to do it for the main domain (ie. domain.com) or sub domain (www.domain.com). My registrar is godaddy - how I do it? - What's ...
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Cname and Amazon S3 failure
I had a quick question. If you set up a cname for your amazon bucket and lets say your main amazon s3 bucket goes down, does cname you created serve files, in other words, do your files get redirected ...
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DNS CNAMEs — Is the client actually redirected or not?
I believe this is a simple question, I thank you in advance for clearing it up for me.
Using this example:
foo.domain.com CNAME bar.example.com
bar.example.com A 192.168.1.19
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Incoming CNAME and CPanel
I'm doing some research into setting up a Saas app like SquareSpace where a user can point their domain name e.g. example.com to example.myapp.com using a CNAME record.
I'm using a CPanel/WHM managed ...
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Can you use a CNAME to Whitelabel DNS?
Can I create the following CNAMEs with "mydomain.com" to effectively whitelabel "mydnsprovider.com"'s nameservers?
ns1.mydomain.com CNAME --> ns1.mydnsprovider.com
ns2.mydomain.com CNAME --> ...
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SSL and CNAMEs?
I have a question. We are using a CNAME on our server to direct to an application we host on another server. Which server would I install the SSL certificate on for that cloud application? We would ...
