creating a new hostname

keat63

• January 07, 2020 07:06

I have a tld which I use for the hostname of my dedicated server. lets say 'server@mytld.com' I'm buying a new dedicated server hosted in another data centre. I can't transfer the hostname over to the new server as I'll need to test that I have everything working first. I plan on moving a few test domains first. So I'm guessing that I'll have to buy another TLD ? My NS servers are hosted at the registrar level, along with DNS Is it possible to create a new hostname lets say 'server2@mytld.com', and at the registra end and point this to the new IP address ?? Or would I really have to buy a new TLD ?

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  quietFinn

  • January 07, 2020 12:32

  Is it possible to create a new hostname lets say 'server2@mytld.com', and at the registra end and point this to the new IP address ?? Or would I really have to buy a new TLD ?

  
  'server2@mytld.com' is not a hostname, it's an email address, I suppose you mean '='server2@mytld.com'>server2.mytld.com'. If you are able to modify ='server2@mytld.com'>mytld.com DNS you just add subdomain ='server2@mytld.com'>server2.mytld.com and set it to point to your new server's IP address.

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  keat63

  • January 07, 2020 12:43

  my bad. typing habit. hostnames are server.mytld.com so just add an additional A record and point it to the new IP ?

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  quietFinn

  • January 07, 2020 12:45

  hostnames are server.mytld.com so just add an additional A record and point it to the new IP ?

  
  Yes.

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  cPanelLauren

  • January 08, 2020 22:05

  @quietFinn is correct, you'd just need to create an additional subdomain for the second server (server2.yourdomain.tld for example), add the A record where DNS is hosted and you'll be good to go.

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