how to configure my domains on linode
Good morning all,
I have domains that I pay on Hostinger but I want to live on linode, so I created my linode then took his IP address to configure it in hostinger my concern is that I do not know how to configure it on linode to make my hosting on linode and retrieve the parameters to load this on filezilla. please can help me by showing me the procedure.
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sstreuli
Linode Staff
Good Morning!
To clarify so there is no confusion, we are not a registrar and the domain you have needs to continue to be bought and registered from its original source. A registrar sells domains, we provide a place to host the domain but we are not involved in the sale of them. Linode hosts name servers that you can tell your registrar to use instead of their own for distributing your DNS zone information.
I have some documentation and resources you can use to get started here at Linode with our DNS manager. To point your domain to Linode you'll first need to set your name servers at the registrar level for your domain to the following:
ns1.linode.com
ns2.linode.com
ns3.linode.com
ns4.linode.com
ns5.linode.com
You'll want to create an A record here by clicking the "Add a Domain" link in the upper right corner. For the domain section, you will use whatever domain is yours and we offer the ability to start with some pre-made records if you'd like.
We have a great guide that takes you through the initial steps of using Linode to manage your DNS. You can also use our common configuration guide for some examples of some frequently seen use cases of a few different setups.
You need to also configure your web server to work with your new set up. Exact instructions to do so will depend on if you are using Apache or Nginx. In our guide on hosting a website, we use Apache and name based virtual hosts to build out our configuration. We have a guide for Nginx as well, but it relates to its configuration rather than exact instructions on setting up a website.
If you have multiple sites, this community site post has some good examples of what that setup would look like.
I am not entirely sure of what you mean by "retrieve the settings to load it on FileZilla". But in order to use FileZilla you will need to provide it the password you set up for the root user when you first created the Linode. If you have forgotten that password you can reset it using these instructions. If you created an alternative user and disabled root login, then the login information would be whatever user you created along with the password you made for that user. Additional login and access instructions can be found in our FileZilla guide.
I hope you have a nice day!