# Site is accessible on the IP address when not following th install guide

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-is-accessible-on-the-ip-address-when-not-following-th-install-guide/156214
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [29 juni 2020 om 07:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-is-accessible-on-the-ip-address-when-not-following-th-install-guide/156214 "2020-06-29T07:25:59Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [30 juni 2020 om 15:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-is-accessible-on-the-ip-address-when-not-following-th-install-guide/156214/18 "2020-06-30T15:23:48Z")

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> [@markersocial](#):
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> The installer stops due to the bogus domain/subdomain I set not passing the domain validation step (and recommends editing the app.yml file manually then rebuilding).

Vanilla is having a valid domain and using the discourse setup script.

If you do neither, it is not unexpected for the result to be different.

This topic has no actionable information and we can’t repro if the instructions are followed.

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