I purchased a custom domain name through Azure, and it was correctly pointing to my Web App, and it was working. I subsequently deleted and recreated the Web app, and the underlying IP has changed. In order to associate the same domain name with the replacement app, Azure requires the CNAME to be set by the DNS provider. However, Azure is the DNS provider, and I can find no way to do this. I see lots of articles discussing how to manage the domain name once it is associated with the app, but not how do to manage it the gap between creation and association, which is the gap where I need to add the CNAME.
Take a look at this: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/waws/archive/2014/10/01/mapping-a-sub-domain-to-an-azure-web-site.aspx
and this: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/cloud-services-custom-domain-name/
Edit: Also, you could do what you are asking for through Powershell: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/dns-web-sites-custom-domain/
The problem occurs because the subscription was changed from a pay-as-you-go subscription to developer benefits subscription. The purchase of the domain name is tied to the subscription with it was purchased. Creating the App under the original subscription enables the management blade.
Did this recently, using "myfunkydomain.com" and "myfunkywebapp" as examples ..
Bought the domain through Azure ("Custom domain and SSL" blade on the WebApp) which you have already done.
The new "DNS preview" service allows you to create DNS Zones and then manage the subdomain recordsets - Create a new zone (I called "myfunkydomain.com" and take note of the 4 DNS servers allocated to the zone.
Then under "Custom domain and SSL" blade of your Web App select the new domain (myfunkydomain.com) under "Managed Domains" and then click the Advanced menu button - this will take you to a seperate site where you can delegate the domain to the 4 DNS servers from step 2. This is what you are missing I think. I took note of the current DNS servers before changing them (but have had no need to change them back)
Once delegated you can create CNAME recordsets under the DNS preview Zone and point the CNAME record to the full domain of your Web App myfunkywebapp.azurewebsites.net and you are in full control of the domain from the Azure portal. There is a WebApi for managing this whole process which we use to create new tenants of our domain programatically.
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I am have a couple domains that are using azure as the registrar and Azure DNS to host the zones. I have request from a customer to move these to a different registrar. When I go into the Azure portal, I don't seem to have any option under "App Service Domains" or the DNS zones themselves to unlock the domain for transfer.
I have read on a few places that there should be a link for "advanced dns management" and from there I can unlock the domain which will allow the transfer to be initiated from the new registrar (ie: GoDaddy). However, I don't have any such link.
I originally transferred these domains to azure from a different registrar a few years ago. I used a powershell script to do that. I am wondering if that is why I might not get the normal options as these resources were created a little differently.
Is there a PowerShell script to unlock the domain so I can do this transfer?
Thank you in advance!
I tried to check the Advanced Management Portal option and was able to find it in my environment as below:
Alternatively, try using Domain Manager (secureserver.net) as suggested in this Microsoft QnA by ajkuma-MSFT.
Make sure to have Administrator or Co-Admin role on your subscription.
Try unlocking the domain by selecting your domain-> Advanced settings like below:
If your domain is within 60 days of registration or a previous transfer, you cannot transfer the domain as mentioned in this blog By Yutang Lin.
If the issue still persists, please raise Azure Support Ticket for the same.
To Transfer DNS from Azure DNS to GoDaddy, please try the following:
Go to Advanced Management Portal.
Select the domain name you want to transfer.
Under Additional settings, select the Transfer option based on your requirement.
Select continue to transfer and enter the IPS tag for the new registrar and complete transfer.
Copy the authorization code and select My Domains.
Enter the authorization code for the domain name.
For more in detail, please refer below links:
How to unlock my domain if "Advanced Management portal" in App Service Domain greyed out by Noman Latif
How do i move Azure DNS to godaddy by Pramil Gawande
How do I change the nameserver in a Microsoft Azure DNS Zone to be something else? I'd like to use Cloudflare for my nameservers instead of the default Azure ones.
As far as I know, you can not change Microsoft azure DNS name server. Azure DNS is a hosting service for DNS domains that provides name resolution by using Microsoft Azure infrastructure. But Azure DNS supports co-hosting domains with other DNS services.
To set up co-hosting, modify the NS records for the domain to point to the name servers of both providers. Read here.
For example, you can add name servers from Cloudflare in the additional name servers in the NS record on the Azure portal.
The Name Server (NS) update are done on the domain registrar side. In 'Azure DNS', Microsoft just manages the domain they are not the registrar.
If you want Cloud Flare to manage your domain the NS record needs to be change on the domain registrar side.
If you bought an Azure App Service Domain, you get a DNS Zone (mine didn't work properly, and that's how I got to my solution). You also get a second resource from the domain itself (the App Service Domain resource). If you there click on the tab Advanced Management portal you will be redirected to a different site. From there you can go to the DNS tab at the top, select Manage Zones and fill in the domain you want to control.
From there, scroll down, and you'll see something like this.
As you can see, there are two nameservers. Those nameservers point to Azures DNS system. But here, you can actually change the nameservers.
As part of my Azure learning, I am trying to configure Azure with a Domain Name purchased with GoDaddy.
I am following the following Azure Articles:
Map a custom domain name to an Azure app
Configure a custom domain name in Azure App Service (Purchased directly from GoDaddy)
Questions/issues:
The article references making a TXT record that references <appname>.azurewebsites.net. Has <appname>.cloudapp.net replaced this?
The article references a "Custom Domains Blade in the Azure Portal". When I go to "Web Apps" on the old Azure Portal, it redirects me to the new one.
In the new portal.azure.com I cannot find a place to specify a Custom Domain anywhere.
Here is what my GoDaddy DNS looks like, does it look right?
I got this to work.
I just kitchen-sinked it. Not sure if cloudapp.net or azurewebsites.net is needed so I put in both.
I also set up Active Directory with a custom domain (the additional TXT entry)
I have set up AD Azure and since I have a domain from a third party hosting provider(re-seller) i needed to assign MX and TX values in order to verify the Domain.
Re-seller refused to manually setup the records in the domain registrar and provided a free shared hosting package for me to setup those values in the control panel which i did with no effort and successfully verified the domain name within Azure portal.
I had made all the wire up within azure portal to use the domain i had verified but when i browse y.com i get responses from the Re-seller server instead of Azure.
The only thing i had left to do is to change the NS records which the Re-Seller refused to do so - so far.
Please provide some details of how the request travels in this kind of Domain name setup and what measures should i take in order to use my domain in Azure hosted environment?
To bind a custom domain for your Azure app, you need to do three main steps to map the custom domain to your app( more detail refer here):
And if you also want to add a custom domain for Azure AD, you can refer this document.
I have bought a domain from OVH and I want to transfert it to my azure subscription.
I Have unlocked the domain in OVH and got my Auth/Info code.
But when I try to buy the unprotected domain on azure, it doesn't appear in the select list.
The domain is a .net domain.
So, do you know how to transfert a, unprotected .net domain from ovh to azure ?
You don't transfer as such, the process is pointing the domain at your specific service. If you are pointing your domain at an Azure App Service then you need to make some DNS changes on your domain.
For Web Apps, the process is at follows:
In your browser, open the Azure Portal.
Click the Browse option on the left side of the page.
Click the Web Apps blade.
Click the name of your web app.
In the Essentials page, click All settings.
Click Custom domains and SSL.
In the Custom domains and SSL blade, click Bring External Domains. The IP address is located at the bottom of this part.
Then you can create an A record in DNS for your domain pointing to the IP you got from the above steps and a CNAME pointing to yoursite.azurewebsites.net.
For A records, you will need to create a awverify record in DNS, details on how to do this are in the documentation.
To transfer your domain from XYZ domain register, for example https://www.hover.com/, go to Azure Portal and use the App Service Domain service, which is currently in Preview state.