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I am not sure if this is an iis setting or if this is a domain hosting setting. but when I do something like example.org it will go to my site but if I just type in chrome example.org(http://example.org/) it does not work.

I tried to add in namecheap another cname with "*" pointing to my DNS name of my vm.

I have in namecheap

A Record: @ | ip address
Cname: * | websites721.cloudapp.net
Cname: www | websites721.cloudapp.net
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  • Give us the domain name. `www.example.com` and `example.com` are totally separate FQDNs and you need records for both. – ceejayoz Oct 31 '16 at 01:29
  • Re: your edit - you presumably need to point the `@` (which is your `example.com`) at the `websites721.cloudapp.net` address instead of an IP. See https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/9646/10/how-can-i-set-up-a-cname-record-for-my-domain – ceejayoz Nov 06 '16 at 00:51

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First, a note about the difference between an A record and a CNAME. The former maps a domain name, e.g.: somesite.somedomain to an IP address. e.g.:192.168.0.256, while the latter maps a name, e.g. somesite.somedomain to another name www.somesite.somedomain.

In your DNS Zone File, in addition to your A record, you'll need to add an entry similar to this:

  • Name: www
  • Type: CNAME
  • Value: @
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  • When I do this in name cheap it says. Warning setting up Cname for a naked domain will cause email issues. – chobo2 Nov 06 '16 at 00:42