Linux Tips

Domain Name

Get your own domain name

 

It is best to get your own domain name, which you can then create different subdomains and allow easier access to your clinic and servers.

Choose a domain register and search for a domain name that is not taken and purchase it.

Options:

Tips:

  • Choose a short domain name, the shorter, the better
  • Select and pay for WHOIS Privacy option (this will hide your address and contact information)
  • .CA domains come automatically with domain register privacy (purchase as an individual)

Editing your DNS records

Log in to your domain registrar and click on the section "DNS Records" for yourdomain.ca

You can now create subdomains for your domain!

A Records

A Records tell computers what IP address corresponds to a domain name or subdomain.

This creates a subdomain so accessing www.yourdomain.ca will now direct people to your desired yourfixedipaddress:

  • DNS record type:           A
  • Subdomain name:         www
  • Value:                             yourfixedipaddress        (ie. 82.394.290.37 for your website server)

This creates a subdomain so accessing net.yourdomain.ca will now direct people to your desired yourfixedipaddress, ie. your clinic static IP location:

  • DNS record type:           A
  • Subdomain name:         net
  • Value:                             yourfixedipaddress        (ie. 73.394.290.30 for you clinic static IP)

Create an A record for Jitsi Meet "meet.youdomain.ca":

  • DNS record type:           A
  • Subdomain name:         meet
  • Value:                             yourfixedipaddress        (ie. 73.394.290.30 for you clinic static IP)
CNAME Records

CNAME records act like an alias for another internet domain.

  • DNS record type:        CNAME
  • Subdomain name:        website
  • Value:                            www.yourdomain.ca

This creates a subdomain so that accessing website.yourdomain.ca will now redirect people to www.yourdomain.ca.

URL Redirect Record

URL Redirects allow you to redirect a subdomain to another URL (including port numbers)

  • DNS record type:        URL Redirect Record
  • Subdomain  name:        emr
  • Value:                            https://net.yourdomain.ca:8443/oscar

* Assumes that you have already created an A record for subdomain "net".

This allows you to create a simple website address to access your clinic self-hosted OSCAR (on port 8443).