This tutorial will show you how you can register a domain name and then use the Rapid Access Cloud to host it. This tutorial will use Namecheap as the domain registrar, but any other registrar should also work.
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Registering a Domain Name
First, you need to register a domain name. Use a registrar like Namecheap to search for and register a domain. This will usually cost you between $10 and $15.
Change the Namecheap Nameservers to Point to RAC
In the Namecheap control panel, find your domain and click on Manage
Under the Domain tab, select Custom DNS from the dropdown. Set the DNS servers to the following:
It may take a few minutes for the nameservers to propagate everywhere. You can use a free tool like What’s My DNS to check if your nameservers are pointing correctly.
Configure the Domain in RAC
Log in to the Rapid Access Cloud dashboard and perform the following steps:
STEP - I : Registering a domain name with namecheap.com.
1. Type the domain name , select if domain is for individual or business and click search.
2. Find an available domain name you would like to purchase, add it to your cart, and purchase it.
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Creating DNS Zone:
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Select DNS Zones and click on create zone (fig-6)
Before you start you require your registered domain name example: yourdomain.com.
Fill all information in DNS zones window
Click submit
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You can also use below command to create a DNS Zone:the command-line tools:
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openstack zone create yourdomain.com. --email |
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youremail@mail.com |
Next, create an openstack zone listCreating a recordset A and AAA recordsetAAAA recordset. To do this in the Rapid Access Cloud dashboard, do the following steps:
On DNS zone page click create recordset.
Select the record type to A.
Fill Name of your domain, description and other values and click submit.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to create AAA recordset.
You Alternatively, you can also use below command to create a recordset:openstack recordset create the command-line tools:
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$ openstack recordset create --records "IPv4 |
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address" --type |
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A --description |
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"IPv4 A Record" yourdomain.com. |
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NOTE: Once the Recordsets are created please make a note of IPv4 floating address, IPv6 address of your instance and Name servers (ns-yyc.cloud.cybera.ca., ns-yeg.cloud.cybera.ca.)
STEP - III : Change Namecheap Nameservers and point to Cybera.
First, log in to your Namecheap account dashboard.
2. Next to the domain you want to point to RAC, click on “Manage.”
3. By default, the nameservers on your domain will be set to Namecheap’s BasicDNS which you will need to change. Under the “Domain” tab select
“Custom DNS” from the dropdown in the nameservers section. If you already had custom nameservers from a previous WordPress host, simply skip to
the next step to update them.
4. You then need to input the nameservers that we provided you.
Cybera uses below name server records
Name Server 1: ns-yyc.cloud.cybera.ca
Name Server 2: ns-yeg.cloud.cybera.ca
Take above nameservers and input them into the Custom DNS section in Namecheap for your domain. And click the green check mark when finished.
It may take a few minutes for the nameservers to propagate everywhere. You can use a free tool like What’s My DNS to check if your nameservers are pointing correctly.
This tutorial assumes that you have the following already in place:
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Payment method to register a domain.
A RAC Instance.
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test
$ openstack recordset create --records "IPv6 address" --type AAAA --description "IPv6 AAAA Record" yourdomain.com. test |