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Alena
Asked: 2019-11-04 08:58:16 +0800 CST

CWP: Setting up name servers and web panel at new server

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I have installed CentOS Web Panel on my digital ocean droplet. I can access web panel using IP, and I have my domain example.com on name cheap.

I wanted to:

  1. Access web panel using srv.example.com

  2. And want to create ns1.example.com & ns2.example.com, so I can point sites on those records, which needs to be hosted on that server.

What I’m confused at:

  1. How should I point my site example.com to server? (By using A record or how)

  2. Should I point srv.example.com by adding A record on name cheap and create NS records there, and then point domain to those records?

What I’ve tried:

I tried to point example.com to server IP, and I was able to access web panel using domain, but it was accessible on main domain, and I tried to add hostname record as srv.example.com and it doesn’t work. Also, the ns records weren’t working.

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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Try these steps:

    1. create name records (ns1, and ns2) and point to your servers ip, (last option in Advanced DNS tab on namecheap)enter image description here

    2. Follow this guide to setup those records on server.

    3. Now add your primary domain as User Account on server

    4. Point primary domain to newly created records (ns1 and ns2)

    5. Now you can add dns record to point server.example.com to your servers ip.

    6. That's it!

    PS: usually it don't take too much time to populate dns changes, but it can take upto 48 hours so please be patient and wait for results.

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