On 10/10/22 13:53, Rich Shepard wrote: > I want to add another DNS record for my web host, one that allows access to > the site using https://appl-ecosys.com in addition to the current > https://www.appl-ecosys.com. My long chat with a namecheap tech didn't > provide me with the answer. > > Here's a summary of the current DNS records (IP addresses redacted): > Type Host Value > A record @ Office static IP address > A record mail Office static IP address > A record www Web site host IP address > TXT record @ v=spf1@office static IP address > TXT record @ v=spf2@office static IP address > > How can I allow web site visitors to access it without the 'www' prefix? > > TIA, > > Rich
Rich, After reading over this thread, you are all making this harder than it has to be. I'm no DNS expert, bu you just need a CNAME that to add another web host alias/redirect. No need to monkey with URL redirect that can get you blocked as a bad actor. For example, I use Linode for www, and a home server for gopher and mumble. Mail goes to MX records (and a few others for protonmail domain keys etc that I left off). The gopher and mumble servers get split off via port forwarding, hence I don't need a separate home linuxgalaxy.org A <linode ip> linuxgalaxy.org MX <protonmail domain> linuxgalaxy.org MX <protonmail dpmain> gopher.linuxgalaxy.org A <home office IP> kingbeowulf.linuxgalaxy.org CNAME gopher.linuxgalaxy.org mumble.linuxgalaxy.org CNAME gopher.linuxgalaxy.org www.linuxgalaxy.org CNAME linuxgalaxy.org The A record is the website, linuxgalaxy.org. The redirect is the CNAME www.linuxgalaxy.org that points to linuxgalaxy.org This both https://[www].linuxgalaxy.org return the same IP. The home server IP for gopher.linuxgalaxy.org is the A record with [kingbeowulf | mumble].linuxgalaxy.org as CNAME aliases. The mail for <user>@linuxgalaxy.org is via a MX record. -kb
