# Site DNS is propagated but discourse refuses connection?

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**Created:** [January 6, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-dns-is-propagated-but-discourse-refuses-connection/345721 "2025-01-06T01:01:32Z")\
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I migrated from upcloud to contabo VPS. I used Rsync and following the steps was able to rebuild and app confirmed running

Topic here. This post got the site to rebuild properly

> [@Move a Discourse site to another VPS with rsync](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-a-discourse-site-to-another-vps-with-rsync/43812/47):
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> This seems to have worked. And says app is running but not accessible from web. Could it be not connected yet from the domain server yet? Note:. Think I found it. May have to wait 24 to 72 hours for the IP address change to be fully in effect. slightly_frowning_face This is the connection msg I get. Presume have to wait for nameservers to b…

I changed DNS records on Squarespace(who bought out Google domains) and changed DNS records A to point to the server in Contabo.

I can kind of connect using the IP address but when using the domain name

> **[Xrtropolis.one](https://www.xrtropolis.one/)**
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> Neutral Space to Discuss AR/VR/XR !

I get

 ![A browser error page showing that a website has refused to connect, with a blue reload button and link to view details. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/5/9/f59a34b3a62999adfc6610573b9fb1096a63cc05.png)

I was introduced to this website tool that checks DBS propagation

[https://www.whatsmydns.net/#A/www.xrtropolis.one](https://www.whatsmydns.net/#A/www.xrtropolis.one)

Do I need to do something on the discourse side to get it to accept connection from the domain name?

Not sure on tag install or maybe migration tooling?

Not using let’s encrypt as Squarespace provides SSL cert and was working fine on Upcloud.

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