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CuriousDev
CuriousDev

Reputation: 1275

Mapping DNS to Azure VM

I have a ASP.NET website hosted at a hosting provider (Windows Server 2012 IIS 8) which is down most of the time. I have my domain name registered through them which I do not intend moving as of now.

I am moving my hosting to Azure VM. Here's what I have already done.

On my existing hosting provider, I see the following DNS entries.

NS ns1.myhost.arvixevps.com    
NS ns2.myhost.arvixevps.com    
A < ipaddress >    
* A < ipaddress >    
www A < ipaddress >    
mail A < ipaddress >    
mail2 A < ipaddress >    
MX [10], mail.mywebsite.com    
MX [21], mail2.mywebsite.com    
TXT globalsign-domain-verification=SKFHKSJHDLKUERIJKDCFJLKF_234KJFDJK

Q1. What do I need change in these entries so that www.mywebsite.com points to the website hosted on Azure VM instead of my old hosting?

Q2. Is it possible that I keep my mail server on my old hosting and move only my website to point to Azure VM?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2082

Answers (1)

Gaurav Mantri
Gaurav Mantri

Reputation: 136126

Q1. What do I need change in these entries so that www.mywebsite.com points to the website hosted on Azure VM instead of my old hosting?

You would need to change the A record to point to the IP address of your new Virtual Machine in Azure. However for this, you would need to ensure that the IP address of your Virtual Machine does not change which would cost more. Another alternative is to use CNAME mapping where you map your domain to the DNS name of your Azure Virtual Machine. You may find this link helpful: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/cloud-services-custom-domain-name-portal/ (see the instructions for Azure Portal and not Azure Classic Portal there).

Q2. Is it possible that I keep my mail server on my old hosting and move only my website to point to Azure VM?

Yes, it is entirely possible to do so. Only change the DNS records that you want (A, CNAME etc.) and leave the MX records unchanged.

Upvotes: 1

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