Hello,
i run a Mastodon instance under a domain that is pre-setup by a Hoster, but i want full control so i bought a own VPN and setup mastodon after a Tutorial (https://zap-hosting.com/guides/docs/vserver-linux-mastodon/) it worked like a charm, but…
i cant Configure the Webserver, domain and Certbot to my Domain because i first want to make sure the Mastodon Instance is perfectly working under my IP before i set it up with the Domain and replace my old Server
How do you do that? i started all Services but my IP still only shows a 403 Forbidden Error…
Use a temporary domain from a service like afraid.org, or use a subdomain. I doubt IP address will work
Use a temporary domain from a service like afraid.org, or use a subdomain. I doubt IP address will work
Most web hosts allow you to configure custom DNS entries, so you should be able to create an A record for a subdomain (e.g., social.example.com) that points to your Mastodon server.
How do you do that? i started all Services but my IP still only shows a 403 Forbidden Error…
The technical reason is the nginx service is expecting a domain name so it can route it to the right webserver.
You can use nginx to host multiple domains that get sent to different web servers.
For example, i have a
pixelfed.mydomainand amastodon.mydomainconfigured in nginx, which are both hosted on the same server.If you’re just using an IP address, it won’t know where to forward your requests too.
There might be a “default” config you could use, or maybe you could use an IP in the
server_nameoption, but it would be less confusing to just get a temporary domain as u/fruey suggests.