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Can I set NS values on the webserver instead of on the nameserver?
I can only ask the domain registrar (Cyber) by email or by phone to change the domain's NS values, I don't have direct access to the DNS settings.
I asked Cyber's support to change the NS values of ...
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Can I use a reverse proxy service to route web requests to some other port than 80 on my home server to avoid breaking my ISP's ToS?
Is there a way to route all requests thru a proxy service, like Amazon Gateway, to specific ports on my home internet?
This will increase security at my home and will allow me to operate with the ...
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How to run multiple Node.js sites (apps/servers) with separate SSL cert's, on a single IP address?
The desired scenario is as the title suggests: Multiple Node.js servers/apps/websites, on separate domains, each with own SSL certificate, on a single server with a single IP address. So far I have ...
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Correct configuration for mail DNS when mail server sends mail, but have zoho accounts for business comms also
I'd like some help sense checking my website email and DNS set up, as well as troubleshooting one issue I have.
I have a website with a mail server installed for sending order confirmation emails. It ...
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How do the authorative domain name servers know which IP to point to?
This is a question that has been bugging me for a good 20 years. I could just never really get my head around it. enlighten me, please.
I best explain with an example:
I have a domain set with the ...
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How to access a local webserver internally and externally with the same URL
Alright, I've been trying to find an answer for a long time now. I found documentations on how to access a webserver internaly and externaly, but here's my problem.
By the way, all websites names and ...
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Wildcard domain like *.example.com in Plesk?
I have a webserver with Plesk which is set up to host my main domain, e.g. 'example.com' (and also www.example.com for that matter).
Now I want it to also support any subdomain, so whenever somebody ...
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Host Server relocation procedure
I have this technical issue below...
We have this domino server in our DMZ that hosts multiple websites. This server has a public ip x.x.x.x.
Now we are asked to move this server away from our ...
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Unable to add new host to Apache webserver
I already have two hosts pointing to my machine, and I am trying to add a third "webmail.user.domain.com, but I receive DNS failure lookup. I created a configuration file for "webmail" with the same ...
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Using my Home server Mail server and pointing DNS [duplicate]
I have my own webserver on my home PC. I also have a mail server too. I have been pointing my paid server to my mail server and I'm just wasting $15 a month for this, so how can I get my domain to ...
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How do I update my DNS server so that it points to my new web server?
I am at a loss of what to do here. I bought a domain name some time ago, but just that. Tonight, I bought a subscription to DemonVPS to use as a web server.
Following their tutorial, I put the ...
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Can you set custom DNS for a file/directory trailing the TLD of a domain (e.g. domain.com/robots.txt)?
I'm in a situation where I'm looking to set a different DNS record for a certain file on a domain, (specifically www.domain.com/robots.txt), from the root (www.domain.com).
(The situation is that I'...
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How do I turn 'off' a (hosted) domain's web server while leaving email intact?
I have a web hosting account at HostGator (for a domain registered with Namecheap), where I would like to only use email, and completely turn off the website/webserver (for that domain), such that it ...
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How do websites share the same IP address?
I have always been confused by the idea that multiple websites sharing the same IP address. I mean if there is a webserver out there that has an IP address. I can simply key in this IP address with ...
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How to access a website hosted on a shared server (and IP), when its domain is not working?
I'm trying to find out alternative ways to access a website (not mine), which has temporarily lost its domain name due to it expiring. The site owner didn't realise the domain would expire and it has ...
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How can I route traffic between two hosting servers?
I have a web site. It is designed for two target groups of users: one from Eastern Europe, second - from USA. I also have two hosting accounts - one in USA and one in Europe.
I'd like to route the ...
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Migrate add-on domain olddomain.com to newdomain.com
I have 2 domains that are registered at GoDaddy :
domaina.com (not hosted, only domain name is registered to GD)
domainb.com (hosted at a different webhost, domain name registered to GD)
domainb.com ...
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Is it time to add IPv6 access to my websites?
I have several dedicated servers and VPS servers, and some of those are at companies that have provided me with native IPv6 blocks (in addition to the IPv4 IP addresses).
Does it currently make sense ...
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Do I need a working DNS server to resolve another DNS server
I suspect this question might be more suitable to networking stack exchange but I didnt find any such site, so this seemed like the best place to ask it.
I recently moved back to my native country ...
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Files uploaded to hosting account but DNS is not finding the new files
I got a new domain http://alfer-ks.com. I have upload files to the server using cPanel, but when I try to load the website, it just shows the cPanel default page, which shows that Apache is running ...
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Is it necessary to create a DNS record for "website.com" when create one for "www.website.com"
When I create a DNS record for website "www.website.com", is it necessary to create a record for "website.com" first?
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