# Continued DNS errors no matter what I try

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/continued-dns-errors-no-matter-what-i-try/396335>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [February 18, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continued-dns-errors-no-matter-what-i-try/396335 "2026-02-18T00:04:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continued-dns-errors-no-matter-what-i-try/396335/7 "2026-02-18T14:34:02Z")

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If accessing that IP address on port 80 and 443 from the public internet don’t get to the Linux VM that you’re trying to run Discourse on, it won’t work.

You can skip the test, but unless you’re sure you know what you’re doing, it won’t work, which is why the test exists in the first place.

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