# Can't connect - new installation on DO

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [May 25, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-connect-new-installation-on-do/266144 "2023-05-25T05:05:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-connect-new-installation-on-do/266144/3 "2023-05-25T10:15:39Z")

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> [@kwest](#):
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> I wasn’t sure how quickly DNS would propagate, so I entered the DO IP in my /etc/hosts file .

If `./discourse-setup` went well, then it means that it have been able to resolve your domain, so there’s nothing to do about that. The propagation has already been done for your server at this point.

Note that the 1-click Digital Ocean Discourse install is an #unsupported-install, which mean you’re less likely to find support here. 🙂

I’d suggest starting from scratch and use the [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true).

1. Create a droplet

2. Log in via SSH

3. Run `ping yourdomain.com` and see if it resolves to your server’s IP (`./discourse-setup` will show a warning if it doesn’t anyway).

4. When it does, install Discourse using the official guide [discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md)

Please report back 🙂

Of course, I’m not an expert, and maybe someone will be able to pinpoint your current issue.

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