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How to add a second hosted domain in place of a currently hosted subdomain on Bluehost?
I have two domains, dom0.example and dom1.example. The nameservers of dom0.example are set to my webhosting on Bluehost.
Now I have a second website under sub.dom0.example. I want dom1.example to ...
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Is it possible to customize WHOIS response for .health domains?
I have a domain name registered under the .health TLD, but when I look up the domain using whois I don't see my name appear as the Registrant or Technical contact. Instead, I see this generic response ...
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how to transfer an existing domain from gandi to godaddy?
I'm looking to understand all the details involved in transferring a domain which I own from one registrar to another. Currently hosted with gandi and considering, amongst others, godaddy, name cheap ...
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Does number of nameservers affect seo?
My domain service provider requires at least 2 of nameservers (DNS), but I can provide 4 of them. Will that make any difference in SEO?
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Should I point my domain to Cloudflare? [closed]
I have a couple of simple websites and my setup has always been like this:
Point my domain's registrar to my web hosting (via name servers)
Point my web hosting to my email provider (via DNS records)
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Link domain nameservers with VPS
I have bought a domain with online.az and I want to link it with my VPS from GoDaddy, The domain provider only allows you to add nameservers and does not allow you to add your server IP address.
I ...
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Confused about GDPR and Who is
Exactly how does it work with GDPR and Who is? I live in the Netherlands and have a .com domain at Namecheap. According to the Namecheap support, my data becomes public in Who is if I disable their ...
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Can dynamic DNS clients keep "URL Redirect Records" updated at Namecheap?
Can a URL Redirect Record at Namecheap be updated with a dynamic DNS client?
I would like to serve a website on a non-standard port, and thus cannot use a type A record. I would like it to work as ...
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Whois shows empty data but domain not free
I looked whois for mrs.in . It isn't free but the whois data is almost empty.
Why is so?
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DNS A Record going back and forth, 48 hours after changing
I'm moving a website but keeping the email setting for now, so I changed the A Record on the current ISP to the new IP provided by the new ISP. And it has been more than 48 hours the domain is still ...
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Whois privacy with 123reg?
I purchased a domain name with 123reg. I didn't opt for domain privacy protection. As far as I can see, my details are not shown when I do a whois lookup.
Is my data protected? I am wondering if ...
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Do you have to use same dns server for a sub domain as its parent domain
I have a a domain jthink.net that runs on a dedicated server, and the provider of the server also provides a dnsserver that is used by jthink.net, this is accessed via webmin and is called Bind DNS, ...
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How to have Nameserver records for a custom Nameserver, with said records on those nameservers
I've recently started hosting my own dns, I like being able to brand it on my own. The way I'm doing it right now, I still have the domain the nameservers are on hosted on external dns, so I can point ...
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How do shared hosting providers know you own a domain when you point the DNS to their server?
I recently set a server up on Digital Ocean. The process of pointing the domain to Digital Ocean name servers was as easy as updating them on the registrar's website, and just adding them to my server....
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Privacy protection service (i.e. WhoisGuard) for registrars that don't support it?
I have a .com, .me and .info domain registered with a registrar that doesn't support WhoisGuard, and transferring to another registrar is not an option for me.
According to my registrar, I am ...
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How to host sub domain on a different server?
Web hosting scenario of landing page (foobar.com) built in Jekyll and hosted on Cloudcanyon. Need a sub domain (chat.foobar.com) for a chatroom to go to a different server like Heroku to run the ...
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How can I connect a site on Namecheap to a domain on Wix?
I bought a domain and hosted a site with Wix. Recently, I needed a custom site for which I bought a hosting from Namecheap and uploaded the site files to namecheap server. But Wix wont allow me to ...
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Should I buy domain privacy now that GDPR is in
I used to get scammers ringing my phone because I didn't buy domain privacy.
Being in the EU, Do I still need to buy this service if I dont want scammers and spam ringing my phone by looking up whois? ...
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How can I save over or remove default GoDaddy name servers?
Why the default name servers (domaincontrol.com) do not go away with GoDaddy and there seems to be no visible options to edit or remove.
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Can I create/host my own .com/.net domain name at home?
Okay, I'm thinking about hosting my own DNS/Domain name at home for a minecraft server I'm making for a professional IP address (like myservername.example). To my understanding, this is possible? If I ...
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cPanel email not working
I have a domain registered with Dynadot, and hosting on GoDaddy. I'm using cloudflare as a CDN and I've added CNAME records for 'mail' and 'email' but emails aren't coming through to the addresses on ...
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Long propagation times after transferring a domain name and changing the NS records without disabling DNSSEC
I recently made the mistake of transferring a domain to a new registrar and changing name servers without disabling DNSSEC at the old registrar and have seen rather lengthy propagation times as a ...
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Does DNS need an A record, or is NS record all that is needed
I have a domain pointing to a web server using Cloudflare as the DNS host. The name servers on the domain point to CloudFlare, and on cloud flare I have an NS record pointing to the name server ...
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How to backorder domain
I would like to set up an internet tool to automatically buy back domain names that have just expired.
I saw on the internet that there are several steps before the final deletion. There is the grace ...
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Using multiple Nameservers to use different services
Well, my question is pretty simple, but I don't know what to do exactly because I don't know my possibilities.
I bought a domain at name.com. This website also provides a DNS resolving service.
I ...
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I would like to make a custom domain on my own nameserver [closed]
If I set up my own nameserver/and or a DNS server, How would I go about making my own custom domains?
Please correct me if I am wrong about needing a nameserver/and or a DNS server
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What is the easiest/recommended way to transfer all DNS settings from external NS servers to 1&1 NS servers?
I transferred several active domains to 1&1 (ionos.com) which are hosted on 3rd party servers. To make the transfer as smooth as possible I kept the original name severs for the transfer.
Now I ...
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How to find data of newly registered domains and whois information [closed]
I see that companies are able to find whois data of newly registered domains? can I have information on how exactly is that done?
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Has the owner ignored the domain for 9 years?
I'm interested in a domain that already has an owner.
I checked with Whois , and Whois reports that the domain has Creation Date and Updated Date of 5/15/2010.
On the other hand, the Registration ...
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How to remove myself from all websites that show whois history?
It's easy to find Whois Information from the past (Whois History or called Reversed Whois) from sites like;
domaintools.com
reg.com
12whois.com
domainhistory.com
whoismind.com
some are cheap and ...
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Correct MX Configuration for Cloudflare
I've always assumed that if I use an external nameserver (like Cloudflare) for a domain, then my local WHM nameserver is completely bypassed for that domain. Is this correct?
I've always pointed MX ...
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My clients name isn't shown in Whois
My client's name isn't shown in whois
https://whois.icann.org/
nor
https://ae.godaddy.com/whois
nor any otheer whois service though I didn't make the domain private, the name, the address, and ...
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Site not globally available
This is the site: https://za.mojcoek.mk
- I received reports from multiple locations that it's not available.
The config goes like this:
The .mk registrar points to AWS Route53 hosting zone for the ...
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How to redirect domain names which use my custom name servers?
My web hosting service allows setting custom name servers. For example, if my website is http://www.example.com/, I can set custom name servers ns1.example.com and ns2.example.com.
When other domain ...
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Move site to new DNS and web host with lowest downtime
Disclaimer: I have read too many questions which appear same.
However, my exact use case couldn't be found.
Scenario:
Domain bought on GoDaddy
Current nameservers are AWS R53
All R53 records work ...
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Domain registered through third party which is now defunct
A client's website is registered on a domain which has a protected whois. The website and domains were setup via a third party company which went under years ago but we are unsure if the company was ...
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Is a place holder phone or fax number allowed in WHOIS records?
Can I use a place holder phone or fax number for WHOIS contact information?
I assume the fax number is optional, I just used 555-555-5555. I tend to just add an accurate phone number, street address, ...
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Is it necessary to edit DNS settings at registrar when using CloudFlare?
I need to point a subdomain to a different web hosting service. The domain is registered with my registrar, the DNS is managed by CloudFlare, and the hosting is managed by a third party hosting ...
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VPS with single IP and nginx reverse proxy
I have a VPS with a single IP assigned to it. I am going to set up an nginx reverse proxy to hopefully serve a number of websites from the same server.
As far as I understand, I can have various ...
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Domain registration not showing the correct expiry in whois and it is shown for sale when we visit it. Is there a conflict?
Our group registered one domain (say for example mysite.example) as it was shown available on various domain registrars. Registration went successfully on online payment. Even after few weeks it is ...
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Is it possible to keep the old registration date for my domain that is shown in whois when moving my website to a new domain?
I would like to transform my website from www.namesite.example to www.namesite2.example. Is it possible to get the whois data to show the original data of the first domain registration? Or it is ...
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What does "Status: serverRenewProhibited" mean in domain WHOIS data?
In reviewing a client's domain WHOIS record recently, I came across this status entry:
Status: serverRenewProhibited
What's the meaning of this status?
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Does the given fields of WHOIS information change per registrar? What are the differences?
Do certain registrars have the power to say, exclude an email address, but keep name, location, etc in the WHOIS? If so, I would like to see how differently the top registrars do WHOIS (what ...
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When exactly will a .net domain waiting for deletion become available and how to be the first to register?
I have laid my eye on a .net domain that is going to be deleted soon and will therefore become available for registration.
Registry Expiry Date: 2018-04-03T18:13:53Z
From what I understand, an ...
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Domain Privacy Protection based in US
I just received an email from a customer, telling me they heard a rumour that my site wasn't legit and that it was run out of Panama. Noticeably upset, they asked me to explain...
Upon further ...
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How to show Registrant Name in WHOIS lookup?
I have purchased a domain name (anishghosh.me) from bigrock.com but when I'm doing a WHOIS lookup on the domain the registrant name is not showing in that information. How can I show my name as the ...
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set the nameserver of my hosting on the settings of my domain
I have a problem with the setup of my domain, to be able to use it with the nameservers of my host.
immediately after confirming the settings the site of my domain (register.it), warned me to wait 24 /...
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Buying a domain name - How can I ensure that it hasn't expired or been 301 redirected before?
I'm thinking about buying a domain name from a seller.
The Verisign Whois information shows that it was registered in 2011.
Are there any instances in which a domain could drop/expire and yet the ...
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can't transfer and register a Canceled+/Expired .Li domain (with incomplete WHOIS)
I contacted the registrant (I edited out his name out below) by finding his new email on the web, he emailed me that he don't own the domain anymore and sent photos he took of the paper forms he ...
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Is there a way to hide my domain Whois information for free?
I am so sick of being spammed by calls and emails every time I register a new domain name. I know I can pay for Whois protection with my domain name registrar, or choose a registrar who provides this ...
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