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I don't understand the domain name thing; Could someone explain the domain names for me
Topic Started: Feb 6 2016, 06:59 AM (380 Views)
hi i am tester
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I have some trouble with the domain name thing and when I tried the thing from docs.zetaboards.com it was no help. Didn't explain it well. Forums.example.com was not understainable...


HELP ME

My forum, The Baking Community ;)
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Hi,

What domain are you trying to use on your board?

Where did you register your domain name?
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I'm trying to use the normal domain thing the website provides. In the Domain Manager in admin cp...
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Hi,

We do not provide your board with a domain, other than http://s15.zetaboards.com/The_Baking_Community

To use a different domain, you need to purchase a domain name from a registrar that gives you control over the A and CNAME records. We recommend NameCheap and offer full support for setting them up with your board.
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If I use Name Cheap, how would I connect it with my forum?
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Check out our Namecheap setup documentation:

http://docs.zetaboards.com/domains/namecheap
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I registered a domain name from name cheap, it is thebakingcommunity.xyz
i followed the instructions but I still don't know how I can use the change domain thing in the admin cp. What is supposed to be typed in there?
Is that for the address I registered or is that for something else? I typed thebakingcommunity.xyz in there just to check but it said it has to point to the server using a cname record. The instructions say my address is A record.
Please help me :)
Edited by hi i am tester, Feb 7 2016, 07:32 AM.
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From what I can see, you appear to have done everything right. Some domain changes can take up to 24 hours before they propagate throughout the Internet.

If you keep encountering problems adding "thebakingcommunity.xyz" in your domain manager after a bit more time let us know.

Jonathan
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Okay, thanks :)
I was worried that I had bought a domain that would not even work :)
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I notice the domain is now in use when I try to add it to my test board (Just to see if it would work).

Did you manage to add it?
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