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Need help in configuring DNS subdomain on Amazon AWS #117

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opened 2019-08-30 06:20:46 +00:00 by CSRaghunandan · 6 comments
CSRaghunandan commented 2019-08-30 06:20:46 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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Hello,

I got the server hosted on a linux instance running on Amazon EC2. I have also opened all TCP inbound ports so that localtunnel can utilize them for opening TCP connections.

I have the DNS setup done so that I can access my website through my domain registered in godaddy. But, when I try to use localtunnel client with my domain running localtunnel, I can see that the client is unable to reach to the host server.

I have another nodejs server running on the EC2 instance and I'm able to access that using the same domain, so I'm not sure where the problem is. But I think its due to DNS configuration in amazon aws. In particular, I need help in setting up the subdomain configuration as mentioned in the docs:

You can set up DNS entries for your domain.tld and *.domain.tld (or sub.domain.tld and *.sub.domain.tld).

Could someone please help me in getting localtunnel server to work correctly.

EDIT: was able to fix the DNS config issue

Thank you.

Hello, I got the server hosted on a linux instance running on Amazon EC2. I have also opened all TCP inbound ports so that localtunnel can utilize them for opening TCP connections. I have the DNS setup done so that I can access my website through my domain registered in godaddy. But, when I try to use localtunnel client with my domain running localtunnel, I can see that the client is unable to reach to the host server. I have another nodejs server running on the EC2 instance and I'm able to access that using the same domain, so I'm not sure where the problem is. But I think its due to DNS configuration in amazon aws. In particular, I need help in setting up the subdomain configuration as mentioned in the docs: > You can set up DNS entries for your domain.tld and *.domain.tld (or sub.domain.tld and *.sub.domain.tld). Could someone please help me in getting localtunnel server to work correctly. EDIT: was able to fix the DNS config issue Thank you.
zelaxo commented 2019-10-17 07:19:48 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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@CSRaghunandan Hey buddy I am facing the same problem on an aws ec2 instance. The client is unable to reach the host server. How did you solve the problem? Do you have a link that I can follow?

@CSRaghunandan Hey buddy I am facing the same problem on an aws ec2 instance. The client is unable to reach the host server. How did you solve the problem? Do you have a link that I can follow?
CSRaghunandan commented 2019-10-17 08:04:55 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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Hey, you need to setup a DNS A record for wildcard domains.
An example here: https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/597/2237/how-can-i-set-up-a-catchall-wildcard-subdomain

Hope that helps you.

Hey, you need to setup a DNS A record for wildcard domains. An example here: https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/597/2237/how-can-i-set-up-a-catchall-wildcard-subdomain Hope that helps you.
zelaxo commented 2019-10-17 08:19:18 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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@CSRaghunandan Ya I expected this. I did use a wildcard (*) as host while creating a A record in Freenom. But they dont support wildcards for free domains. So I guess all I need to do is to find a service that does.

@CSRaghunandan Ya I expected this. I did use a wildcard (*) as host while creating a A record in Freenom. But they dont support wildcards for free domains. So I guess all I need to do is to find a service that does.
CSRaghunandan commented 2019-10-17 08:32:47 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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Godaddy supports free wildcard domains, as does namecheap I think (but not too sure, you've to check)

I ran into a similar problem with amazon aws DNS, it did not support wildcard domains.

Godaddy supports free wildcard domains, as does namecheap I think (but not too sure, you've to check) I ran into a similar problem with amazon aws DNS, it did not support wildcard domains.
zelaxo commented 2019-10-17 13:22:27 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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@CSRaghunandan So the wildcard problem is solved after I shifted to Namecheap. But now when I start my localtunnel client, there is no response at all. I dont even get a url to follow. And theres no error on the server side. Were you able to successfully deploy your own server and connect to it?

@CSRaghunandan So the wildcard problem is solved after I shifted to Namecheap. But now when I start my localtunnel client, there is no response at all. I dont even get a url to follow. And theres no error on the server side. Were you able to successfully deploy your own server and connect to it?
CSRaghunandan commented 2019-10-21 03:52:03 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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I was not able to get localtunnel to work at all, I had the same issue as you.

I gave up and started using serveo instead. Maybe there are other open source alternatives which works similar to localtunnel/serveo, I need to explore a bit more.

I was not able to get localtunnel to work at all, I had the same issue as you. I gave up and started using serveo instead. Maybe there are other open source alternatives which works similar to localtunnel/serveo, I need to explore a bit more.
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