Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 - Redirect domains

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"cbtrussell" <cbtrussell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Setup DNS records for all sites using the same IP address as the site
you
> > want to point to.  Then in the Web Alias field in the GUI add the sites
as
> > follows:
> >
> > www.domain1.tld., www.domain2.tld.
> >
> > and save the site record.  What this does is adds the following lines to
> the
> > VirtualHost container for the destination site in httpd.conf"
> >
> > ServerAlias www.domain1.tld
> > ServerAlias www.domain2.tld
> >
> > which is something you can manually if you prefer.  Incidentally on
> > all-but-very-ancient versions of Apache you can write this as:
> >
> > ServerAlias www.domain1.tld www.domain2.tld
>
> Thanks Steve, great tip. Would this work:
>
> A record: www.domain1.tld   >   target.ip.address.here  (for IP based
site)
>
> or
>
> CNAME www.domain1.tld   > www.targetdomain.com  (for name based site)

An A record will work for name-based hosting and IP-based hosting.  A CNAME
will require an extra DNS lookup.  A CNAME is better should you need to
migrate domains to a new IP later.

> Is any method better than the other?

Brandon,  I'd stick with an A record since I know it works on a RaQ.  There
are other things to consider, but IMO an A record is the way to go.  Someone
else may suggest differently.

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