Add Custom DNS for VM

David Vizcaíno 1

Hi,

I followed this template to setup a Moodle as a normal website, not an an App Service. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-mysql/deploying-moodle-on-azure-things-you-should-know/ba-p/814054 , went for the minimal configuration.

Resulting on several resources including a VM with a DNS ending on eastus.cloudapp.azure.com. I want my students to be able to point to a new custom DNS I just purchased.

So I followed this tutorial to delegate the DNS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-delegate-domain-azure-dns, and then added the A record as described here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-custom-domain#public-ip-address with the difference that "www" was put on the name of the record.

Problem: the moment I point to the new custom DNS it keeps redirecting me to the original DNS ending on eastus.cloudapp.azure.com

I need to change the VM DNS to the custom one I got. I don't want to be redirected to the azure-provided DNS, I want my students to see the custom DNS on top of their browsers throughout their whole experience.

Thank you.

GitaraniSharma-MSFT 48,111 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2020-12-09T14:27:13.907+00:00

Hello @David Vizcaíno ,

I believe you are trying to achieve the below setup:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-getstarted-portal

The DNS delegation may take some time to replicate the changes.

Confirm that your DNS domain name has been correctly delegated to the Azure DNS name servers. There are a many 3rd-party web sites that offer DNS delegation validation. This test is a zone delegation test, so you should only enter the DNS zone name and not the fully qualified record name. You can use https://digwebinterface.com/ to test this.
Having completed the above, your DNS record should then resolve correctly. To verify, you can again use digwebinterface, this time using the default name server settings.

Thanks,
Gita
GitaraniSharma-MSFT 48,111 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2020-12-15T13:56:16.483+00:00

Hello @David Vizcaíno ,

Could you please provide an update on this post?

Kindly let us know if the above helps or you need further assistance on this issue.

Thanks,
Gita
David Vizcaíno 1 Reputation point

2020-12-15T14:30:38.76+00:00

Hi @GitaraniSharma-MSFT ,

Looks like I have to change the siteURL at moodle's configuration file first and then create a CNAME record. I've trying to do that with no success. One I get things working I will reply back here or open a new issue.

Thanks.
GitaraniSharma-MSFT 48,111 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2020-12-16T06:03:39.607+00:00

Thank you for the update @David Vizcaíno .

Share via

Add Custom DNS for VM