: Link namecheap domain to IP I just bought a domain at namecheap and I want to link it to my server's IP. I have set up port forwarding to the server to I think I just need to link the
I just bought a domain at namecheap and I want to link it to my server's IP. I have set up port forwarding to the server to I think I just need to link the domain to the static IP.
These are my Host Records right now:
A Record: @ -> [SERVER IP]
CNAME Record: www -> parkingpage.namecheap.com
URL Redirect Record: @ -> [DOMAIN NAME]
I'm not sure if this is right, or whether I need to change/add stuff?
I also understand that DNS propagation can take a couple days, so does that mean i have to wait for two days to see if it worked? Or is there some way I can test it is redirecting to my server immediately?
Thank you for your help.
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The A record is set correctly.
The CNAME record should not point to the parking domain, but to your domain, simply set it to @ so it will point to the server IP you've already set.
I don't know what is the URL redirect record you mentioned, if it's something you created by yourself, you should probably delete it.
DNS settings might take a while to get updated, and there's nothing you can do about it, as it depends on the caching of other DNS servers.
With that being said, a new domain is not cached and most likely will be updated within a few minutes.
Good luck with your new domain!
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