# Configuring domain name and DNS

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-domain-name-and-dns/21289
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [October 19, 2014, 4:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-domain-name-and-dns/21289 "2014-10-19T04:19:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
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### Author: ![lake54](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lake54/32/121955_2.png) [@lake54](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lake54)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-domain-name-and-dns/21289/21 "2014-10-19T21:09:28Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Also @lake54 the droplet name is not just for show: it changes the reverse ptr record for the ip address.

Right you are - edited to reflect. Forgot about that!

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