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Ok, but the thing im not sure about is for the hostname like say for example do I have to go to godaddy and purchase a domain like &quot;earth.mysite.com&quot; to use as my hostname for it to be a FQDN?
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Ok, but the thing im not sure about is for the hostname like say for example do I have to go to godaddy and purchase a domain like "earth.mysite.com" to use as my hostname for it to be a FQDN?

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Just set any hostname you like and ask your hosting provider to set rdns for your vps main ip address. That is to point your vps ip to the new hostname.
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Just set any hostname you like and ask your hosting provider to set rdns for your vps main ip address. That is to point your vps ip to the new hostname.

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Can someone tell me how do I create a FQDN Hostname for my VPS?<br />
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I cannot seem to find any instructions anywhere.
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Can someone tell me how do I create a FQDN Hostname for my VPS?

I cannot seem to find any instructions anywhere.

Create A Hostname For VPS

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