Using my domain from Godaddy. - DNS/nameserver question.

[Gary Cook]

Hi,

I have WHM/Cpanel installed on a Vultr cloud server. I have root permissions for this instance.

Would like to use a custom domain I have from Godaddy but when I read your tutorial it seemed to be saying I have to create a DNA records.

Can't I just add the Vultra nameservers to Godaddy for the name in question or is it more complex than that?

I dont know the exact terminologyu but I dont mind whther the custom domain will be a website hosted with CPnael on Vultra cloud or whther its like the home page of my Cpnael, like Hostgator has its main domain Hostgator.com. Basically I know want to use Cpanel to create at least 1 single website on Vultr.

Thanks in advance for any help as it is very welcome.

 

[Gary Cook]

Ok worked out how to do it.

1. Deploy Vultr cloud server instance with WHM/Cpanel and set it up by following the instructions from Vultr. This was quite simple.

2. login to Godaddy and for the domain in question, swap the Godaddy nameservers from those supplied by Vultr.

3. Add your domain to Vultr here:
my.vultr.com/dns

This is the part I did not guess. It was not intuitive to me. I think they do it like that as the domain DNS goes through their system rather then direct to the cloud server instance with Cpanel installed. Vultr has a system where the data requested with be server by the closest node to the client so I guess they have to get you to register the domain on their dashboard too and not just with your CPanel installation.

I found it by accident as I was looking around their site for something else. =)

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

I am happy to see you were able to address the issue. Thank you for updating us with the outcome.