Why does my domain not work with WWW?
If you can access your website using your domain without www. (e.g. mysite.com) but not with www.mysite.com altogether, most likely you need to check your DNS zone settings to see if you have an A record for www. The A record should point to the same IP as your default main domain. …
How do I forward a root domain?
You should forward the root domain to the www subdomain (or vice-versa) for several different reasons….Add a new synthetic record using the following values:
- Select subdomain forward option in the dropdown menu.
- Enter @ for the subdomain.
- Select Permanent redirect.
- Select Forward path.
What is a root domain?
While the term “root domain” was originally created in the context of DNS (domain-name servers), it typically refers to the combination of a unique domain name and a top-level domain (extensions) to form a complete “website address.” Your website’s root domain is the highest page in your site hierarchy (probably your …
How to fix domain does not resolve to the GitHub Pages server?
How to fix: Domain does not resolve to the GitHub Pages server. Error in Github Pages for custom domain setup with Enforce HTTPS Enabled? So I am trying to get a custom domain to work with my github pages user site.
Is it bad to forward a domain to a WWW?
While some DNS servers will allow this, it is a Bad Thing, and can cause hard to diagnose failures (not to mention will not work if you move hosting of the zone to a standards-compliant DNS server, such as anything BIND-based). Either have A records at zone apex (they can be a simple web server that just throws an HTTP 302 to www).
Can a CNAME record alias the apex of a domain?
Unfortunately, this is a well-known shortcoming of the DNS protocol. There is no record type defined within the DNS standards that will allow you to alias the apex of a domain. Many people assume that CNAME records can be used to accomplish this but there are technical reasons why they cannot.