# "Couldn't find IP Address for (my discourse forum link)"

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/couldnt-find-ip-address-for-my-discourse-forum-link/170130
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [November 14, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/couldnt-find-ip-address-for-my-discourse-forum-link/170130 "2020-11-14T14:31:58Z")
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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: [November 14, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/couldnt-find-ip-address-for-my-discourse-forum-link/170130/4 "2020-11-14T14:59:53Z")

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The domain name doesn’t restive (edit: resolve) . She’ll need to go to whether) wherever the domain was registered and assign the droplet ip to the name. If you follow the [Discourse official Standard Installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-official-standard-installation/142537) you find our about this issue sooner in the installation process.

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