registering forum address

[ChiropracticBender#2073]

I have followed the instructions posting on the forums on how to set up a existing domain via CNAME

Currently, your forum address is : geekcafe.forumotion.com


https://geekcafe.xyz points to https://www.forumotion.com/search/www.geekcafe.xyz



The instructions on the forums as i can tell a lot of people are having problems with this. Is there anything wrong in my setup?

[brandon_g]

Hello,

Can your provide a screenshot of the cname as well?

-Brandon

[ChiropracticBender#2073]

its in the first image i believe

[ChiropracticBender#2073]

[SLGray]

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[SLGray]

Where is the www.?

[ChiropracticBender#2073]

[SLGray]

Why did you add @ for the www.?

[ChiropracticBender#2073]

what should i add . what I see in the instructions i did and that didn't work? Got this setup may i ask what the exact information per box should be

TYPE
CNAME

Name
geekcafe.xyz or www.geekcafe.xyz or ?

Value
geekcafe.forumotion.com or ?

[SLGray]

Is this your forum:  https://www.geekcafe.xyz/

[ChiropracticBender#2073]

Contacted GoDaddy and they set up the account like this and it seems to be working. This allows the use of the following URLs;

https://geekcafe.xyz
https://www.geekcafe.xyz
We are waiting for the DNS to propagate to make sure these both work.

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If anything that can help future members in the community here are some tips.

https://www.whatsmydns.net/#CNAME/
use this tool to see if your setup is pointing in the right direction. (Allow time for DNS setting to propagate Est 2 - 24 hours)

[SLGray]

It can take up to 72 hours for the process to be completely finished.

[Ape]

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[ChiropracticBender#2073]

its almost just waiting for the https://geekcafe.xyz to be operational. still isn't working via that url.

[SarkZKalie]

Your new site URL should be https://www.geekcafe.xyz/ (with www) - not https://geekcafe.xyz

[SLGray]

Your new site URL should be https://www.geekcafe.xyz/ (with www) - not https://geekcafe.xyz

Correct.

[ChiropracticBender#2073]

is there a way to have it work with www.geekcafe.xyz and geekcafe.xyz?

the method i tried above does not work

[brandon_g]

You need to ask the company you bought the domain name through, the redirect has to be set up a certain way so both the www and non www version of your domain point to the same thing.

[ChiropracticBender#2073]

ok ill contact them again.

[ChiropracticBender#2073]

Issue resolved with the following settings.

[skouliki]

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