# NameCheap DNS vs DigitalOcean DNS

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/namecheap-dns-vs-digitalocean-dns/38798
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [1월 31, 2016, 6:40오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/namecheap-dns-vs-digitalocean-dns/38798 "2016-01-31T18:40:43Z")
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### Author: ![BluSpektrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c2a13f/32.png) [@BluSpektrum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BluSpektrum)
#### Post date: [1월 31, 2016, 6:40오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/namecheap-dns-vs-digitalocean-dns/38798/1 "2016-01-31T18:40:43Z")

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Installing new instance of Discourse on DigitalOcean. I have a domain through NameCheap. Do I need to invoke ‘Custom DNS’ in NameCheap and point it to DO ([ns1.digitalocean.com](http://ns1.digitalocean.com), etc) and then do all the domain work (C Name, A Name, etc) through DO? Or should the domain work be done through NameCheap?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [1월 31, 2016, 7:56오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/namecheap-dns-vs-digitalocean-dns/38798/2 "2016-01-31T19:56:48Z")

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Do not use DO for DNS, just edit your registrar’s DNS to point the relevant A record to the IP address of your DO droplet.

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### Author: ![BluSpektrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c2a13f/32.png) [@BluSpektrum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BluSpektrum)
#### Post date: [1월 31, 2016, 9:08오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/namecheap-dns-vs-digitalocean-dns/38798/3 "2016-01-31T21:08:01Z")

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@codinghorror Thanks Jeff. For the $99 install option, do you sort all of this out? I am using DO, NameCheap, and SparkPost. I’m ready to throw my hands up and let the masters have at it!!

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [1월 31, 2016, 9:10오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/namecheap-dns-vs-digitalocean-dns/38798/4 "2016-01-31T21:10:44Z")

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Well sort of, only you control your domain name so you still have to edit the DNS at some point in this process…

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### Author: ![omarfilip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/omarfilip/32/208019_2.png) [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)
#### Post date: [2월 1, 2016, 3:45오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/namecheap-dns-vs-digitalocean-dns/38798/5 "2016-02-01T03:45:44Z")

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I just went through this yesterday with the one-click DO and GoDaddy, but Mandril was only able to verify DKIM and SPF after I created a zone file at DO.

Are you saying it should not be done this way?