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Part 2. Get a domain
A step-by-step tutorial showing how to purchase a domain and transfer the name servers to Digital Ocean
Requirement: Purchase of a domain costing £1 per year.
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Guide

Purchase a domain
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Enter the name of the domain you want and click check, then add to cart.
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You do not need any additional items, so just click Continue
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Select: Domain Only
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Select: Continue
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Create a new account
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Fill in the details and pay for the domain.
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Change the name servers to Digital Ocean

After payment has completed, go to https://www.ionos.co.uk
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Login
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Go to Manage Domain
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Select: Nameserver tab
Choose: Use custom name servers
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Enter these name servers
  • ns1.digitalocean.com
  • ns2.digitalocean.com
  • ns3.digitalocean.com
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Create an SSL certificate for the domain

Once name servers have transferred, you can go to Digital Ocean to add a security certificate.
On Digital Ocean got to: Settings > Security > Add a certificate
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Click in the search box and choose Add new domain
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Continue
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Select the domain you want to use, then optionally select any other subdomains to include, either existing or new. Enter a name for the certificate, then click Generate Certificate.
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You will receive success messages. You can confirm your domain is in Digital Ocean.
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Create A records for the domain
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You want to create the following A records:
  1. 1.
    Hostname: @ Direct to: Validator-Node
2. Hostname: www. Direct to: Validator-Node
3. Hostname: * Direct to: Validator-Node
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You will now have these entries
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You are now ready to move to Part 3 of this tutorial series.
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