Creating a bravesites website on a subdomain: Difference between revisions

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If you would like to attach your site builder website to a subdomain of your domain, you will need to create a CNAME record, or an A Record within your DNS settings for your domain to point to your .bravesites.com address.

Create the Bravesites Website

First step is to create the Bravesites website:

Click on the Site Builder tab
Click "Create Site"
Once you've selected your theme you will be directed to the bottom of the page to continue to the next step.
Select " I want a Bravenet Site Builder subdomain " and enter your websites name like shown below.

Assign subdomain to your Bravesites Website

Make sure you're on the 'Site Builder' tab

Click "Add a Domain"
Click "I want to use an external domain."
Enter in the name of the subdomain you wish to use for your domain.
Click Continue if you are satisfied with the name of your subdomain.

DNS Setup Instructions

There are two routes you can take to connect your sub domain to your Bravesites Website:

Click Domains
Click on the domain you wish to manage
Click Manage DNS

Option 1: To Create a CNAME:

1. Click "Add CNAME Record"

2. Enter in what you want for your subdomain (As shown below)
3. Enter in the .bravesites.com address for your destination host. (As shown below)

Option 2: To Create an A Record:

1. Click "Add A Record"

2. Enter in what you want for your subdomain (As shown below)
3. Enter in the IP address for your destination host. (As shown below)

Please note: Anytime you make changes to the DNS records, it can take anywhere from a minimum of 1-3 hours, up to a maximum of 24 hours for DNS propagation to complete and update to the new values. During this period, you may notice that your website is attempting to connect to the old values even though they are no longer valid. As a result, you may see that your website is unavailable during that time.

DNS uses a caching mechanism defined by the TTL (time-to-live). When records are changed, the DNS network is updated and goes through a process known as propagation, where all the global DNS nodes are updated. This takes time to complete. During this propagation period, traffic to your site will be going to either the old servers or the new servers. Once propagation is complete, all traffic will be going to the new server.

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-A subdomain is, as the name suggests, a subdivision of a [[domain]].  For example, if you create a website on Bravenet when you haven't registered a domain, you get the option of using a subdomain of bravehost.com - so your website would be, for example, <tt>wikifree.bravehost.com</tt>.  Unlike a domain name, subdomains do not cost any money to register.
+If you would like to attach your site builder website to a subdomain of your domain, you will need to create a CNAME record, or an A Record within your DNS settings for your domain to point to your '''.bravesites.com''' address.
-If you've registered a domain of your own, you can place websites on the domain itself (for example, <tt>example.com</tt>) or on a subdomain of that domain (e.g. <tt>forum.example.com</tt>, <tt>store.example.com</tt>).  This can be extremely useful to separate the different parts of your website into different operational pieces.
+== Create the Bravesites Website ==
+'''First step is to create the Bravesites website:'''
+# Click on the Site Builder tab
+# Click "Create Site"
+# Once you've selected your theme you will be directed to the bottom of the page to continue to the next step.
+# Select " I want a Bravenet Site Builder subdomain " and enter your websites name like shown below.
+[[File:Create_bravesites.png]]
-You can also do [[domain forwarding]] with a subdomain, just like you can with a regular domain.
+== Assign subdomain to your Bravesites Website ==
+'''Make sure you're on the 'Site Builder' tab'''<br>
+# Click "Add a Domain"
+# Click "I want to use an external domain."
+# Enter in the name of the subdomain you wish to use for your domain.
+# Click '''Continue''' if you are satisfied with the name of your subdomain.
+[[File:AttachExternalDomainToBravesites.png]]
-==Creating a Subdomain==
+== DNS Setup Instructions ==
-You create a subdomain at the same time as you register a website or set up domain redirection:
-===Hosting a Website on a Subdomain===
+'''There are two routes you can take to connect your sub domain to your Bravesites Website:'''
-# Log into your Bravenet account.
-# Select the '''[[websites tab|Web Hosting]]''' tab.
-# Select the '''[[Build a New Website]]''' option (unless you're creating a [[Frontpage]] site - in that case, follow [[Build a new Frontpage site | these directions]]).
-# Select the '''Use a subdomain''' option.
-# Enter a [[Valid subdomain name]].  In general, try to only use letters and numbers in the name you choose.  Select a domain out of the drop down menu.  If you have not yet [[Registering a domain | registered a domain]], your only choice will be bravehost.com, otherwise you will see a list of all the domains you own.  When done, click the "Finished" button.
-# Congratulations! Your subdomain is now ready to have a website on it!  You can now access your subdomain through the [[website manager]], and upload files to the subdomain with the [[file manager]] or through [[FTP]].
-===Setting up Domain Redirection on a Subdomain===
+# Click Domains
-# Log into your Bravenet account.
+# Click on the domain you wish to manage
-# Select the '''[[domains tab |domains]]''' tab.
+# Click Manage DNS
-# Select the '''Setup Domain Redirection''' option.
-# Select the '''Redirect a subdomain''' option.
+=== Option 1: To Create a CNAME: ===
-# Enter a [[valid subdomain name]].  In general, try to only use letters and numbers in the name you choose.  Select a domain out of the drop down menu.  If you have not yet [[Registering a domain | registered a domain]], your only choice will be bravehost.com, otherwise you will see a list of all the domains you own.  Next, enter a URL for the site to redirect to.  See the main article on [[domain redirection]] for details on this.  When done, click the '''Create Redirect''' button.
+. Click "Add CNAME Record"<br>
-# Your subdomain is now created, and will redirect to the URL you chose.  You can manage this through the '''domains''' tab if you ever need to change the details of the redirection.
+[[File:DomainsAddCNAMERecord.png]]<br>
+. Enter in what you want for your subdomain '''(As shown below)'''<br>
+. Enter in the .bravesites.com address for your destination host. '''(As shown below)'''<br>
+[[File:DomainsCreateCNAMERecord.png]]
+=== Option 2: To Create an A Record: ===
+. Click "Add A Record"<br>
+[[File:DomainsAddANAMERecord.png]]<br>
+. Enter in what you want for your subdomain '''(As shown below)'''<br>
+. Enter in the IP address for your destination host. '''(As shown below)'''<br>
+[[File:DomainsCreateANAMERecord.png]]
+'''Please note:''' Anytime you make changes to the DNS records, it can take anywhere from a minimum of 1-3 hours, up to a maximum of 24 hours for DNS propagation to complete and update to the new values. During this period, you may notice that your website is attempting to connect to the old values even though they are no longer valid. As a result, you may see that your website is unavailable during that time.
+DNS uses a caching mechanism defined by the TTL (time-to-live). When records are changed, the DNS network is updated and goes through a process known as propagation, where all the global DNS nodes are updated. This takes time to complete. During this propagation period, traffic to your site will be going to either the old servers or the new servers. Once propagation is complete, all traffic will be going to the new server.
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 [[Category:Getting Started]]