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I buy a VPS server from bandwagon , here is this server 's info
then I install a wordpress blog in this server , now I can visit my blog by type : http://myIP
but I can not visit my blog by : http://TeckAndOtherNotesOfLY2018.com
can anyone tell me what I still need to do to make hostname valid ?
Yang Liu
Posted 2018-04-30T08:42:30.227
Reputation: 45
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The "hostname" parameter in VPS control panels only changes what the server calls itself (i.e. reverse DNS), but it doesn't change how the rest of the world sees the server nor the domain.
(In other words, you're changing "server → domain" but you need "domain → server".)
According to WHOIS, the domain teckandothernotesofly2018.com currently doesn't exist; it's not owned by anybody. For it to exist, you first need to register and purchase it from one of the many dozen domain registrar companies.
Most registrars will automatically provide free DNS hosting, and a web-based DNS control panel. Use that to point the domain to the server's IP address.
user1686
Posted 2018-04-30T08:42:30.227
Reputation: 283 655
You need to register the domainname TeckAndOtherNotesOfLy2018.com and get the A record pointing to "myip" – davidgo – 2018-04-30T08:50:41.417
6I’m sorry if this sounds rude, but please stop right there. Before running your own server and hosting a widely-used (and thus frequently-attacked) application like Wordpress on it, please learn about server administration and whatnot in a protected environment first. If you can’t or won’t do that, go for regular web hosting. – Daniel B – 2018-04-30T09:16:03.937