I'm having trouble setting up my domain purchased from networksolutions.com to azurewebsites.net or cloudapp.net.
Here are some of the resources I'm using, so far with no success. The instructions are varied and I also suspect that network solutions does not allow for the correct settings.
Has any body set up successfully with network solutions?
Configure custom domain name
Custom DNS website
!!UPDATE!!
Thanks to the answer.. here are the CORRECT NetworkSolution DNS settings to get you plugged into azurewebsites.net
Azure settings...
You need to edit the DNS Zone file. Check this link and this link.
The exact steps to setup a Custom Domain is as follows
Go to DNS Zone file and add a CNAME for domains like www.example.com or mysite.example.com. Add a DNS Record ( C-Record ) - "www" : "mygreateazuresite.azurewebsites.net"
Then come to Azure portal, in the Custom Domain Option, put the complete URL [ www.example.com ]
The process to set up custom domain for both Azure Websites and Azure Cloud Services are very similar
I have Found a nice step by step tutorial (azure web app + network solutions), same steps but a bit more detailed (including a simple tool to check your domain settings):
http://loldemar.azurewebsites.net/custom-domain-name-in-azure-using-network-solutions/
Basic steps:
Go to azure web app, go to configure tab, and choose manage domains, from there copy the IP address that is bellow this message (Help for IP Address THE IP ADDRESS TO USE WHEN YOU CONFIGURE A RECORDS)
Go to network solutions (advanced DNS Settings) in your Add IPAddress on your IP Address A Records (#).
The go to cname records and add
awverify.yoursitenamehere.net 7200 awverify.yourazuresitename.azurewebsites.net.
awverify.www.yoursitenamehere.net 7200 awverify.yourazuresitename.azurewebsites.net.
www.yoursitenamehere.net 7200 yourazuresitename.azurewebsites.net.
Now go back to azure, click again manage domains, and add your domain names (yoursitename.net and www.yoursitename.net)
Related
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.
I have a web app deployed on Azure and I'm trying to make it so both <myurl>.com and www.<myurl>.com work. Right now I have both domains listed on Azure within my webapp. www.<myurl>.com is registered as a CNAME from www to <myurl>.azurewebsites.net in godaddy. I have an A record from # to the IP address shown by Azure, as well as a TXT record from # to the given DNS by Azure <myurl>.azurewebsites.net
The problem is when I go to http://<myurl>.com it will change the URL to <myurl>.azurewebsites.net but when I go to http://www.<myurl>.com the URL is does not change.
Below are my go daddy DNS records. Most of these were there when I bought the domain so I'm not sure what they do. There is an A record that I can't seem to edit and I don't know what that IP address belongs to either.
Alot of this can be done with an A and a CNAME. You will need to add both "www" and "awverify.www" in your DNS, and do those corresponding entries in the Azure portal.
Here's good doc:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kaushal/2013/07/05/azure-app-service-how-to-configure-a-custom-domain/
Here's alot more details:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/app-service-web-tutorial-custom-domain
The Azure portal will also give clues on what to do.
Hi I have too webapps in 2 different regions
webapp1.azurewebsites.net
webapp2.azurewebsites.net
webapp1.azurewebsites.net has a custom domain name (www.myrealdomainname.com) associated with it and is mapped via A Record on my providers dns record.
I have also added a cname record to webapp1.azurewebsites.net like this - www.myrealdomainname.com to mywebapp.trafficmanager.net
My question is when I visit www.myrealdomainname.com it doesnt go through traffic manager. Why is this? The dashboard on the portal shows nothing.
Also if I disable webapp1.azurewebsites.net leaving only webapp2.azurewebsites.net, and visit www.myrealdomainname.com it shows me content from webapp1.azurewebsites.net - again it doesnt go through traffic manager.
Is this because of the A record?
That is most likely the case. I do not understand why you have some DNS records pointing directly at one of the apps anyway if you are using Traffic Manager. Just point all records to Traffic Manager and configure it to distribute your traffic as you need.
Here is a link to the documentation: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/web-sites-traffic-manager-custom-domain-name/
A quote from there: "When your website is configured as a Traffic Manager endpoint, you will use the .trafficmanager.net address when creating DNS records. You can only use CNAME records with Traffic Manager"
In the past I have been able to just change the nameservers, wait a short while and then create an addon domain on my hosting.
However this doesnt appear to be how Azure works. I keep reading I have to create a CNAME. 1and1 only allows CNAME's on subdomains. I have done this and I have xxx.mysite.org successfully pointed at mysite.azurewebsites.net.
Without using a HTTP redirect can I get mysite.org pointing at mysite.azurewebsites.net?
Thanks!
After days trying to tackle this and reading endless articles online, I finally found the solution. I found numerous articles on mapping and configuring custom domains with azure including getting Error 404 - Website not found after configuring azure (which I also faced) but lacked the detailed configuration with 1and1 which was the main issue.
Some of the top-level articles I've been through I've listed below.
Map Custom domain to Azure App
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service-web/web-sites-custom-domain-name
Configure custom domain to azure app
Configuring custom domain for Azure Web App
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-services/cloud-services-custom-domain-name -- Refers to Cloud Service and/or Web App
Error 404 - Web Site not found - Azure web site
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/azure/en-US/c7974e51-8022-47cb-9a8c-ff7643966dc3/error-404-web-site-not-found-azure-web-site?forum=windowsazurewebsitespreview
Solution
1and1 Domain Configuration
Go to 1and1 control panel > Domains > Edit DNS Settings.
In Edit DNS Settings, the Name Server Settings should remain 1 & 1 name server.
In A/AAAA and CNAME Records section, select 'Other IP Address' and enter the IP which is assigned to you azure web app, you can find this through accessing your web app and going to 'Custom Domains'.
Add a TXT record with the value being yourappname.azurewebsites.net and click save.
Create a sub domain in 1and1 portal called awverify.mydomain.extension (where extension is your domain extension .i.e .com/.net/.co.uk), click Save
After you create your sub domain, go back to the domain section and next to your domain name click on 'Manage Sub Domain (for that domain)'
Expand the Sub Domain you created and click on 'Edit DNS Settings'.
In the 'Edit DNS Settings' on the A/AAAA and CNAME Records section, select 'Other IP Address' and insert the same app IP Address in the IPv4 text box and click Save.
Go back to your Main 'Manage Domain' section in 1and1 and repeat steps 5, 6, 7 and 8 only this time, your sub domain should be www.yourdomain.yourextension and in step 8 the additional configuration is that you add a TXT record, the value of your TXT record should be yourappname.azurewebsites.net.
After you have finished with the 1and1 configuration, it is strongly advised to wait at least between 12-48 hours to allow the propagation to complete before trying to validate your app in azure, in some cases this might work after a couple of hours.
Then configure Azure to recognise your domain.
Azure Web App Configuration
Go to your app > Custom Domain > Add Hostname
In hostname text box, type yourdomain.yourextension and click validate, on successful validation click 'Add Hostname'
Repeat step 2 to add www.yourdomain.yourextension.
Hope this helps.
You don't have to use a CNAME to use a custom domain with your Azure website. You can use an A record instead.
When you go to "Manage custom domains" in the Azure portal for your site, at the bottom of the window (underneath the CNAME instructions and list of domains) is the IP address to use to configure the A record.
You can use this to configure the DNS for your bare domain, to point it to Azure.
This is how I did it.
In your 1and1 account create a subdomain for your domain awverify.yourdomain.com
Go to DNS settings of this subdomain and under the A/AAAA and CNAME Records section, there will be radiobox for the CNAME, select this option and type in awverify.yourdomain.azurewebsites.net (this could be found in the Bring External Domains window in your azure portal)
When you save your changes here, it might notify you an error, just wait for a few seconds or minutes then click save button again to save your changes.
After successfully saving the subdomain DNS settings, go to the DNS settings of your domain, now under A/AAAA and CNAME Records section, select Other IP Address and in the IPv4 Address text field, type in the IP address you will see under Bring External Domains in your Azure portal. Save your changes.
In your Azure portal, under Bring External Domains, type in your 1and1 domain, wait for to verify, you should see a green check mark at the right side of the text box.
I have an azure website at yis3.azurewebsites.net - I have promoted this to be a "shared" site so that I can use a custom domain. I have the domain yorkshireimagescanning.co.uk that I bought from 123-reg.co.uk. I have configured this to give a CName record with dnsname of "awverify" and destination of awverify.yis3.azurewebsites.net.
I've waited over 12 hours and checked on digwebinterface.com and all looks good but when I click to "Manage custom domains" from the Azure portal , I enter a domain name of "yorkshireimagescanning.co.uk" but it won't accept it.
Please help
* Edit *
I've now waited a couple of days for domain propagation. Here's a screen grab from my domain registrar:
In the azure portal I've tried to add the following custom domains for the yis3.azurewebsites.net site but it won't accept any:
awverify.www.yorkshireimagescanning.co.uk
www.yorkshireimagescanning.co.uk yorkshireimagescanning.co.uk
awverify.yorkshireimagescanning.co.uk
Here's a screen grab from the portal:
To use yorkshireimagescanning.co.uk
To use your domain without the www. prefix you need to add an A Record in addition to the CNAME you've added for "awverify".
First, make sure you've added the domain to the Azure portal by following the instructions under "Set the domain name in management portal" here.
Next, follow the instructions under "Configure an A record for the domain name" on the same page. This involves pointing your domain directly at the IP address of the Azure web site. You should then have added 2 DNS records in total:
CNAME awverify.www awverify.yis3.azurewebsites.net
A xx.xx.xx.xx (your website's IP address)
I've marked the next option as "preferred" because it points your domain at the Azure hostname "yis3.azurewebsites.net" instead of directly at the IP address. The IP address of your Azure website won't change, but if you ever need to deploy your website elsewhere it will have a different IP, so there will be a delay while the DNS change propagates.
To use www.yorkshireimagescanning.co.uk (preferred)
To use your domain with a www. prefix you need to add another CNAME record in addition to the one you've already added.
First, make sure you've added the domain to the Azure portal by following the instructions under "Set the domain name in management portal" here.
Next, follow the instructions under "Configure the CNAME on your domain registrar" on the same page. This involves adding a CNAME that points "www" to your Azure website's hostname (yis3.azurewebsites.net). You should then have added 2 DNS records in total:
CNAME awverify.www awverify.yis3.azurewebsites.net
CNAME www yis3.azurewebsites.net
A note about domain forwarding: Don't use 301 forwarding unless your site has been permanently moved. Use 302 for temporary redirection. More details here.
I finally figured out what was wrong. I was deploying a new version of an existing site but the old version still had www.yorkshireimagescanning.co.uk set on the custom domains page. Once I deleted it then I was able to add the domain on the new azure site.