is it necessary to add domain from linode account ?
hi. if i buy a domain and add nameservers to that domain, do i still need to add a domain in linode account ? . after adding ns to domain i can just type domain name in browser and it must work normal, isn't it ? i mean i don't need add domain in linode account. am i right ?
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Yes
This
adding ns to domain
indicates what name servers to use when resolving *.your.domain
And this
add a domain in linode account
has the actual "content" of your domain - i.e. "www is address 1.2.3.4".
Even when you use just "your.domain" (not "www.your.domain"), name resolution still takes both steps, and you'll need an entry in your DNS zone (in Linode) that has a blank "label" (sub-host). This will match "your.domain" without "anything." in front.
If you don't want to change your NS records then you only need to change A record to point to linode IP.
I had 2 domains setup on linode. one with Linode nameservers and other one only pointning to linode IP and still using domain registrar's nameservers. I didn't have any issues.
Thank you very much !