Pointing CNAME isn't working

[pplupo]

I’m trying to point a CNAME from my domain to my recently created site. I don’t want to mess with DNS servers because I have other sites hosted.
Whenever I try to point the CNAME I get the following error message:

Domain blog.pplupo.com CNAME must be pointed to scisweng.000webhostapp.com

I have already checked and the CNAME has been somewhat propagated. At least the google DNS servers (8.8.8.8) already picked it up.

[Infinity]

Something is working and something isn’t working.

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Does the second last post by Jesus assist at all?

[pplupo]

Unfortunately I can’t see the same options shown to him because he parked his domain too. I just want to point the CNAME.

And I’m not the only one having the same problem:

I am having same problem with pointing CNAME for my domain as 000webhost doesn't allow me to park a subdomain. I have checked my CNAME is pointing fine on google, mailboxtool.com as in browser but 000webhost is not able to read my CNAME records.

Own domain, point with CNAME but get error

Hi please help me to point my domain i have already changed my DNS CNAME to the mitours.000webhostapp.com but still getting same error please help

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Hello, I own my domain through 1and1 and pointed CNAME to my 000webhost website. When I type my domain in (www.pastelmusicxx.com) and attempt to visit my website, I get this: [image] Whenever I try to point my domain in the control panel, I get this error: Domain www . pastelmusicxx . com CNAME must be pointed to pastelmusicxx . 000webhostapp . com However, CNAME appears to be set up correctly through 1and1, so I can't seem to figure out what the issue is. Thanks, Gabe

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I followed the tutorial on How to point domain from cloudflare.com to 000webhost.com; however, when I try to add the point domain in 000webhost I get the error "Domain www.patentexamprep.com CNAME must be pointed to patentexamprep.000webhostapp.com". I created the CNAME record in CloudFlare nearly 2 days ago, so it should have propagated by now. Screenshot from CloudFlare is provided below. [image]

Own domain, point with CNAME but get error

Hi please help me to point my domain i have already changed my DNS CNAME to the mitours.000webhostapp.com but still getting same error please help

None of these are getting the problem fixed. What is going on?

[pplupo]

Another one with the very same issue:

Hi Infinity, Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately, I can’t point the nameservers as I have a lot of services (Mail is the most important) that rely on Gandi DNS. What is weird is that it was working prior to the Website reset. Now, Cpanel refuses to accept the pointing. And, if I try to access my site with www1.mydomain.com, a 000webhost page says that there is no site (so at least DNS is good). Edit: Cpanel screenshot [image] Edit: dns propagation and dig (from Google as recommended …

[pplupo]

BTW, my CNAME has propagated fully except by somewhere in Denmark. That is NOT the issue. I insist there is an issue with this feature on 000webhost service!

Click here and check yourself:

DNS Checker - Worldwide DNS Propagation Checker

[pplupo]

3 days have passed, this is still not working. It’s clearly not a propagation problem.
I’ll have to try another host, I suppose. I can’t open a ticket either.

[Infinity]

Community forum is here for anyone to help unfortunately there is no free support/ticket support etc on the free hosting only the premium.

[pplupo]

Yeah, unfortunately that’s not what I remember reading in the front page. But it’s ok, I understand. It’s just that it’s frustrating. They offer the CNAME feature, they explain how to do so and I can’t find a way to tell them that they have a technical issue.

[Infinity]

@martynas000 might be able to advise not sure

[TheEventCreator]

I am having the EXACT same problem. It is extremely frustrating!

[Infinity]

What is your site?

:£

[TheEventCreator]

www.christophermedeiros.com and my domain is with Google.
I just went to dns checker and it is showing that it has propogated correctly everywhere but yet this hosting site continues to give me an error message.

[Infinity]

You need to set to ns01.000webhost.com and ns02.000webhost.com directly else the system won’t detect it.

[TheEventCreator]

I will try that and thank you for the advice. However, I was following the instructions posted on this site that clearly and with BOLD letters states that the NS are only to be changed if you are parking your site and goes on to say that ‘pointing’ is the prefered method and if you point the site, DO NOT CHANGE the NS.

These are the copied instructions:
Point domain

Requirement is to add CNAME record which points to your website on 000webhost cloud. **Do not change nameservers. You will have full control of your domain DNS zone. Depending on where your domain is currently reg**istered the instructions to set CNAME record may be different. Here is the list of tutorials:

[VipinSaxena]

This is really frustrating. Neither the 000webhost gives an option to host my subdomain by configuring to the name servers of my subdomain to 000webhost with Park domain option, nor the configuring CNAME is working with Point domain option. I can’t set name servers of my SLD to 000webhost for the same reasons as pplupo and others have. 000webhost will not provide me complete control of DNS Zone file of my SLD.

Three days and no one from 000webhost is looking whether their services are working fine.

I have configured CNAME records of my subdomain tech.infopreview.com to point to vipin-tech.000webhostapp.com It is visible to everyone…

but 000webhost servers are not able to see it and giving the error…

If 000webhost can’t provide the hosting of a subdomain without setting name servers of their Second-Level-Domain, Why is 000webhost showcasing that they provide service like Point Domain with CNAME option?

I feel like I have wasted my time and effort to try services with 000webhost.

[Infinity]

I own

domainxyz.com

Pointed it to ns01.000webhost.com and ns02.000webhost.com

I then setup forums.domainxyz.com and put that within my control panel at 000webhost.com

Now I can visit domainxyz.com and it loads my content on 000webhost.com

If I visit forums.domainxyz.com it also loads my content from 000webhost.com

I own

domainpoa.com

Set my cname to DOMAINPOA.000webhostapp.com

I then rechecked within 000webhost control panel and confirmed it, now my content loads from my 000webhost account when visiting domainpao.com

I then created members.domainpoa.com and it loads the content from domainpoa.com/members

[pplupo]

Yes, but you had to park your domain here on 000wh. We can’t or don’t want to do that and we should be able to, specially since it’s explicitely written down that we don’t have to.

[Infinity]

Does this help anyone

Wow it worked!

Thanks very much @martynas000! And thanks to @vaidas and @andrius too.

It took time to understand on my side so I’m describing the full thing below, in case I need to do it again sometime.

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How to add a subdomain

1. Add a website (subdomain)

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In your Website list, next to your main existing DOMAIN website, create a new Website for your Subdomain-1 and upload all your files for this dubdomain in public_html like you did for your main website (domain).

2. Link the new Website (subdomain) as a subdomain of your main Website (domain)

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Click Details on your domain website.

Click Set web address.

Click Manage then LINK WEBSITE.

Select your subdomain website then click Continue.

Check I want to use a subdomain then type the subdomain (URL) that will end up browsing your new subdomain website.
Then, eventually, click Connect.

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Congratulations, you should have a working sub‐domain.

[pplupo]

It doesn’t because this solution requires the domain to be parked, which is what we don’t want to do.

[Infinity]

What about pointing it just to link it then restoring it back to your original nameservers?

[quote=User]

Can you point the nameservers instead?

Hi Infinity,

Edit: I’ve removed the following it as DNS SOA is not good

I don’t want to publish this workaround as I’m not sure it’s ok for 000webhost.

This is what I’ve done:

• At Gandi, I’ve pointed the domain DNS nameservers to the 000webhost ones

With 000webhost Cpanel:

• I’ve parked my domain brico-kids.com
• I’ve created the subdomain www1.brico-kids.com
• I unlinked brico-kids.com leaving the DNS zone in place

Here how it looks:

At Gandi:

• I’ve restored Gandi DNS nameservers
• I’ve restored the original Gandi DNS zone with CNAME for www1 (maybe I should change it to a NS record to delegate the subdomain properly to 000webhost?)

All DNS updates were very fast so I was able to shutdown attached Gandi services for only a few minutes.

Not sure it’s clean/safe. What do you think about it?
Regards,
Rick

P.S. I’ve also created a separate test-170113 to monitor when the CNAME functionnality will be fixed. I’ll delete it when not needed anymore.[/quote]