How to "attach" a domain I have on Google Domains with my VPS

  • Hello people,

    I own a domain on Google Domains.

    I already set my VPS IP in the DNS section on the Google side.

    Now, from the Netcup side, what do I have to do?

    I can't find a panel or something to add.


    Can someone help, please?

    Cheers,

    Piero

    • Hilfreichste Antwort

    I can't find a panel or something to add.

    What kind of panel are you looking for?


    You have to attach the domain in the service you are using.

    And those services you install yourself on your VPS.


    Other than that the domain should be connected.

  • I want to be sure I understand because I'm following a tutorial.


    So, I just added on the Google Domains panel (DNS section) the IP I got from Netcup.

    I already installed a web server, and it's working on VPS.


    Do I have to do something else on SCP or CCP to "connect" the IP with the VPS, or it's over?

  • Do I have to do something else on SCP or CCP to "connect" the IP with the VPS, or it's over?

    Since your domain is managed externally, you don't need to change anything in SCP/CCP.

    However, you need to configure your web server so that it actually answers to requests using your domain (let's call it "example.org"). It is more or less considered mandatory that users can connect to it using a secured connection (https protocol, using port 443), so you'd usually redirect connections using the http protocol on port 80 and install/regularly renew an SSL/TLS certificate. Also, you should ensure that not only the domain "example.org", but at least also the subdomain "www.example.org" points to your server (you decide which one should be the primary one, the other should redirect in order to not serve the same content under two different URI). Depending on the installed software, how-to guides addressing the above should not be hard to find (not necessarily on the Netcup Wiki, though, as these are generic tasks not related to the services a hosting provider offers–the idea behind renting a VPS is that you're in full control, after all).

    VServer IOPS Comparison Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w38zM0Bwbd4VdDCQoi1buo2I-zpwg8e0wVzFGSPh3iE/edit?usp=sharing