DNS settings for www

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The discussion revolves around configuring DNS and SSL settings to redirect sportstyle.com and www.sportstyle.com to meta.sportstyle.com. microhit is struggling with a security error despite using wildcard and redirect records, and seeks a simple step-by-step guide. pfaffman references a guide on setting up Let’s Encrypt for multiple domains and clarifies that the domain should be entered without https:// in the YAML configuration. nwnuyhs suggests using Cloudflare 301 redirects. Despite adjustments, microhit continues to face issues and ultimately decides to reinstall the portal as www.abc.com instead of meta.abc.com, as a temporary workaround. pfaffman emphasizes that https:// should not be included in the domain configuration.

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Forum in yaml is deployed as meta.sportstyle.com

If i load “meta.sportstyle.com” it works fine, but if i load https://sportstyle.com or www.sportstyle.com it doesnt work.

How can i redirect it, such that typing https://sportstyle.com or www.sportstyle.com in browser lead to meta.sportstyle.com ?

i used wildcard and redirect record, still doesnt work. Do i need another certificate?

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Set up Let’s Encrypt with multiple domains / redirects

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I had checked this already, I am finding this confusing. What is the final working solution? Is it the top most post or the one in bottom?

I really think a simple explanation in steps will really help. For example- 1) steps to follow for DNS records and steps to follow in Yaml file.

When Forum is deployed on meta.xxx.com, users tend to type www.xxx.com but leave fearing security risk when they see error.

Using the script didnt help, same dns security error

after_ssl:
   # tell letsencrypt what additional certs to get
    - replace:
        filename: "/etc/runit/1.d/letsencrypt"
        from: /--keylength/
        to: "-d https://sportstyle.com --keylength"
    - replace:
        filename: "/etc/runit/1.d/letsencrypt"
        from: /--fullchainpath/
        to: "-d https://sportstyle.com  --fullchainpath"

All i want is a redirect from www.xxx.com and https://xxx.com to meta.xxx.com
Can we not just use redirect in dns settings?

4

You can use Cloudflare 301

5

Did you follow Set up Let’s Encrypt with multiple domains / redirects ? You should enter the domain where it says “domain2” and not a URL.

Not if you want to have a valid cert for both domains. http://sportstyle.com

That (and the other one) should be

        to: "-d sportstyle.com --keylength"
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ok i followed the steps, i still get same error like in the first post for - www.sportstyle.com and https://sportstyle.com

btw, domain name is not real, its just an example.

The only thing that works is if i type http://sportstyle.com (without s) and sportstyle.com, it redirects to https://meta.sportstyle.com

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Do not include https://

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sure, i edited it, but still getting same error as post #1

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is there anything else i need to update?

9

@pfaffman thanks for help, for various reasons i could not get multi certificate to work.

So for now i just reinstalled the portal as www.abc.com instead of meta.abc.com

I dont intend to have a separate homepage anyway for now so its ok for now.