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Tagged with heroku domain-name-system
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Why is my naked domain working when I only configured the www?
I set up my domain on heroku/cloudflare. In my heroku settings, my domain is listed as www.my-domain.example. While testing and iterating on configuration, I removed the other entry I had previously ...
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How to properly add a domain to Heroku
I'm a software developer and I'm looking to buy a domain so I can host my current and future projects on. I've done research, but as I'm still not sure if I understand this correctly, I am asking here ...
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Wiring up Heroku custom domain config to AWS Route 53 for a GoDaddy registered domain
I am trying to setup custom domains for my SSL enabled Heroku application on AWS Route 53.
I have added custom domains (the root and www sub domain) to my heroku application via the CLI. The custom ...
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When I type www.agavepv.com into the browser, why does it show up as not secure? Heroku SSL ACM
My situation:
If I type https://www.agavepv.com or agavepv.com the site shows up as secure with the lock. However, if I type the address www.agavepv.com it shows up as not secure. What is wrong with ...
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Heroku Godaddy site only loading using mobile data
I have added the Heroku address using my Godaddy DNS account as a CNAME pointing to Heroku (DNS management>Records>Add). I have configured it with the name www and it uses the hostname that Heroku ...
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Https version of web application is not working but http is?
I am using Heroku to host which provides me a nice https: address:
https://some_random_string.herokuapp.com/
I use Namecheap to setup my DNS and I do this using:
CNAME Record | www | www.my_domain....
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DNS records added based on info provided by Heroku, but URL still not resolving correctly
Awhile ago I registered the domain name www.testapp.id with my registrar (Namecheap). The application I want it to point to is a Rails app hosted on Heroku. I'm following the instructions on Heroku's ...
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How to redirect a Heroku subdomain to an external VPS?
I have the following setup:
Wordpress blog hosted on a VPS (ip: 123.44.55.66)
Heroku app live at (my-app.heroku.com)
Domain name bought from Namecheap (www.my-app.com)
Heroku domain is already setup ...
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Second level domain names on Heroku with Cloudflare and TLS support
I want to setup second level domain name e.g. load.staging.mydomain.com on Heroku & Cloudflare.
http://load.staging.mydomain.com (without TLS) works but https://load.staging.mydomain.com does not....
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Heroku and Godaddy don't want working together
1) I have an app on heroku.com, code-w.herokuapp.com (works fine). 2)I have a domain, that I bought: gamakers.org. 3)I have done all that described in here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...
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OVH and HEROKU DNS redirections failing for root
I currently have a domain at OVH (let's call it mysite.com) which is setup by OVH with a bunch of different CNAME for different subdomains like :
smtp.mysite.com CNAME mysite.com
imap.mysite.com ...
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Get static IP address for Heroku app
I want to make a domain point to my Heroku app, so I am trying to create an A record that targets myapp.herokuapp.com.
The problem is that the domain provider requires an IP address, and I cannot ...
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Why my Gandi apex/naked/bare domain doesn't work with my Heroku app?
Here are my current settings:
Heroku
myapp:~/workspace/myapp (master) $ heroku domains
=== cute-name-99999 Heroku Domain
cute-name-99999.herokuapp.com
=== cute-name-99999 Custom Domains
Domain Name ...
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Namecheap domain not masking URL when redirecting to Heroku
I have a domain with Namecheap that I am attempting to redirect to a Heroku app.
It currently DOES redirect, but does not mask the URL. (So visiting www.customdomain.com redirects to app-name....
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How instant are Heroku IP changes with Cloudflare CNAME flattening compared to regular CNAMEs? How likely to happen?
I'm considering Cloudflare's CNAME flattening that allows a rough equivalent of CNAMEs on apex domains.
My impression of that article is that anyone who queries them sees it as an A record (with a 5 ...
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Heroku geolocation dns and Amazon Route 53
I have an application running on Heroku in 2 regions, eu and us. Let's say: myapp-eu.herokuapp.com and myapp-us.herokuapp.com.
I would like to setup a geolocation dns that points users to the nearest ...
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Using Route53 to point apex/root domain to Heroku application
This is something that I've seen discussed in some other places, but this issue in particular hasn't been spelled out exactly as not being possible.
I want to point an apex domain to a heroku app (...
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CNAME to Heroku app results in 301 redirect
TL;DR: I want my custom domain to be shown in the address bar, not the CNAME.
I have an app hosted on Heroku at try-elixir-phoenix.herokuapp.com.
I bought the domain from Namecheap, and configured ...
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Root Domain cannot forward to www (Heroku, Cloudns)
My website (http://www.carshare.hk) has a problem with the naked domain.
When it is served with the root domain, the server cannot hit anything.
But I have followed through the guides from heroku ...
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Forward/Redirect request of Elastic IP to Heroku [closed]
I have a hardware with a Elastic IP(Amazon) hardcoded in the firmware(I know, it was a dumb idea, but wasnt my idea). Now I have to forward a request of this EIP(Elastic IP) to a Heroku instance. I ...
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I can't get https://sendsonar.com working but sendsonar.com and https://www.sendsonar.com work just fine
I'm trying to get our domain - https://sendsonar.com - to go to https://www.sendsonar.com but for some reason this is failing. Here's the curl output:
yo@ubuntu-i386:~/Sonar$ curl -kvI https://...
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Set MX records on a CNAME domain (heroku app)
I have a heroku app on a subdomain like x.herokuapp.com which is mapped to my domain name via a CNAME record. I want emails to be handled by zohomail so I've tried setting up MX records but these seem ...
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Transferring a Heroku app to Domain
I am a relative newcomer to servers and hosting websites so I thought I'd ask a simple question here.
To transfer a heroku app to a domain, I looked up the instructions here.
https://devcenter....
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Route 53 Naked/Root Domain Alias Record
Route 53 supports Alias records which use Amazon S3 static websites to dynamically resolve naked domains to their www counterparts using a 301 redirect. I am wondering whether the Alias record will ...
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Correct DNS configuration to use Route 53 for existing domain
we are trying to make our heroku app available under example.com (changed here). I followed the heroku guide for using Route 53 for that (https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/route-53).
However, I ...
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Heroku Zerigo DNS Godaddy SSL
I have posted the question on stackoverflow. Someone was kind enough to down-vote and advised to post in here. I'm hoping i'm in the right place.
I have followed instructions on the following 2 sites ...
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Change DNS Handling From Zerigo Without Downtime
Zerigo have just removed their free plan. As a result I need to switch out my DNS handling. The problem is that the site is live, so I need to minimize any downtime.
Currently Zerigo handles both the ...
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Can I redirect a Network Solutions apex domain to www for SSL connections? [closed]
I'm running a website on Heroku, with a custom domain name registered by my client through Network Solutions. The site runs over regular HTTP and SSL.
Due to its distributed nature, Heroku requires ...
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DNS issues, site offline. nslookup periodically fails, dig/host consistently work
My site has been down intermittently for much of the day and I'm going crazy trying to debug why. It seems to be a DNS issue since changing my DNS servers from my ISP's to Google's 8.8.8.8 fixed it ...
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Heroku Application Error on naked domain
I followed some advices to point a domain to a Heroku app.
The posts I'm talking about can be found here and here.
From the command line I added the custom domains to my app
$ heroku domains:add www....
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Receive email on heroku app
Is it possible to receive domain email at Heroku, and have you domain pointed to the correct place?
For example, I want to receive email at [email protected], and I also want to have my DNS ...
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How to set up hosting on Heroku and email forwarders on a WHM (cPanel)?
I'm using DNSimple for managing my records, hosting my site at Heroku and I want to use a Linux WHM (cPanel) for managing emails forwarding.
Hosting works, but I'm having a hard time getting emails ...
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Moving hosting from godaddy to heroku - need a CNAME for myapp.herokuapp.com, should I remove the A record? [duplicate]
I've moved my web site hosting from godaddy to heroku. In DNS, I know I need a CNAME record for myapp.herokuapp.com; but what do I do with the A record? Seems like I need that for smtp, as the smtp ...
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Heroku apex record setup
I have a heroku application and I want to configure my domain to redirect the apex record to www..
Are there any free services I could use for this purpose?
I mean other than rolling my own solution ...
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How do CNAME and A records interact (in this weird case)
I've managed to surprise myself with some DNS configuration. This is the actual output of my terminal:
[]$ host www.sepa-converter.nl
www.sepa-converter.nl is an alias for sepa-converter.herokuapp....
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Heroku custom domain name
Hi I registered a domain name on "Europe Registry", it's a .eu domain name.
I tried to edit the DNS section of my account on Europe Registry and managed to establish a 301 permanent redirect to myapp....
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Heroku: www subdomain returns "no such app"
I recently set up my octopress blog at http://davidmjohnson.me. This domain works fine, but when I try http://www.davidmjohnson.me, I get a heroku "no such app" error. Why is the www not working? Do I ...
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Why does Heroku warn against "naked" domain names?
I ran across this page in the Heroku docs...
Naked domains, also called bare or apex domains, are configured in DNS via A-records and have serious availability implications when used in highly ...
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How do I configure a naked domain name to work using Heroku's SSL endpoint?
I recently added SSL functionality to my Rails app running on Heroku. I successfully purchased and created a certificate for my domain and using a CNAME in GoDaddy, the WWW subdomain of my app works ...
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Heroku hosted website using zerigo dns not loading for url without leading www
I've seen many questions similar to this but nothing specific to heroku and none of them are working for me.
I am in China trying to access my website that I host on heroku. If I use a VPN and type ...
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Configure MX record when DNS are pointing to a Heroku application
SEND EMAILS
I want to use my_domain.com addresses, and overcome the 5 mails/minute limitation of Gandi, my domain provider. My application is hosted on Heroku. For this, I am considering 2 options:
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should Apex domains (and records) be avoided?
I'm building an app that is hosted on Heroku. Heroku suggests that Apex Domains are a Very Bad Idea -- they suggest using CNAME records and a workaround service like Zerigo or DNSSimple. However, ...
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Response time more than doubled after switching from A to CNAME on Heroku
I recently switched my Heroku app DNS setting from using A record at the apex to using CNAME record at www subdomain, because of the scenario outlined in this blog post: http://neilmiddleton.com/the-...
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DNS/MX issues arising when migrating Heroku app to Dream Host hosted domain
I have a domain - myapp.com - hosted by Dream Host. Up until recently I had some php as a signup form at that domain. I also had a one-click install of Word Press at blog.myapp.com, and could log into ...
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Upgrading Zerigo DNS plan through Heroku failure
I'm hosting an app on Heroku and have a basic DNS plan with Zerigo. I tried to upgrade the Zerigo plan from "basic" to "tier 1" through the Heroku command line tool and received the following error:
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Is it possible to use one wildcard subdomain for both Web and Incoming Email?
Is it possible to use one wildcard subdomain for both web and incoming email?
So, for instance:
random01.example.com => handled by web server
[email protected] => handled by email server
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Redirect to www subdomain via DNS
Is it possible to set a DNS record to redirect all example.com/* traffic to www.example.com/*?
I'm running a Sinatra app on Heroku's Cedar stack.
I set up Heroku's Custom Domains addon, and the ...
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Debugging DNS Issues Remotely
I am having a DNS issue with at least a couple of customers being unable to hit our website at all with chrome just reporting "This webpage is not available" (both over http or https), but DNS and ...
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Wildcard CNAME with GoDaddy DNS Manager
I'm having some issues with GoDaddy DNS that I thought I'd maybe share with you all before moving to another provider.
I have an application that uses subdomains for users and is hosted on Heroku.com....
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Host subdomain on heroku
What is the simplest answer to host a subdomain (only, not the main domain) on Heroku?
I tried question Config Subdomain to point to heroku app but the Heroku KB pages it points to are gone (404)
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