Adding and Resolving a Domain Name for a FlexusL Instance

Process of Accessing a Website Using a Domain Name

Figure 1 Process of accessing a website through a domain name

1. Register a domain name.
2. Purchase a cloud server and set up a website.

   Select and purchase a FlexusL instance and deploy a website or application based on your service requirements. For details, see Purchasing a FlexusL Instance and Best Practices for Using FlexusL.

   

   Applying for ICP licensing is only allowed when you use the FlexusL instances for more than three months (the total duration after multiple renewals).

3. Apply for ICP licensing for the website and domain name.

   According to the requirements of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), to open a website, you must apply for ICP licensing for the website and domain name. Huawei Cloud provides you with free ICP licensing services. For details, see ICP Filing Process.

4. Configure domain name resolution.

   You can add and resolve a domain name on the FlexusL console. Website services can be provided only after the added domain name is resolved successfully. For details, see Adding and Resolving a Domain Name for a FlexusL Instance.

5. (Optional) Purchase an SSL certificate.

   To use HTTPS, purchase and install an SSL certificate for the instance. After the certificate is installed, you can access the website using https://<associated_domain_name>.

Precautions

• A non-registered domain name can be added, but it must be registered and licensed afterwards. Otherwise, it cannot be used to access the website. To ensure that a domain name can be used normally, register it and complete ICP licensing before adding the domain name. For details, see Process of Accessing a Website Using a Domain Name.
• Before resolving a domain name, check whether the domain name has expired or is abnormal. Expired or abnormal domain names cannot be resolved.
• Before a domain name is resolved, if the DNS server settings of the domain name are modified within 24 hours, it takes a maximum of 48 hours for the modification to take effect.

Adding and Resolving a Domain Name for a FlexusL Instance

1. Log in to the FlexusL console and click a resource card to go to the instance details page.
2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Cloud Servers and then click the server name.
3. On the Domain Names tab, click Add Domain Name.
4. Add a domain name using one of the following methods based on the site requirements.
   • Enter a domain name.
     Configure the domain name and click OK.

     Figure 2 Adding a domain name
     

     Table 1 Domain name parameters

     Parameter	Description
     Method: Enter new	Enter a domain name to be added for the instance, for example, wpwebsite.com.
     Enterprise Project	Select an enterprise project from the drop-down list. Enterprise projects are associated with public zones. You can manage public zones by enterprise project. NOTE: This parameter is displayed only when your account is an enterprise account.

   • Use an existing domain name.

     Select the domain name to be added from the list, select an enterprise project as required, and click OK.

     

     This parameter is displayed only when your account is an enterprise account.

     Figure 3 Using an existing domain name
     
5. In the Configure Record Set dialog box, set the following parameters to resolve the domain name or subdomain name to the EIP, of the current server and click OK.

   If you do not need to resolve the domain name now, click Cancel. You can click Configure Record Set in the Operation column of the domain name later.

   Figure 4 Resolving a domain name
   

   Table 2 Resolving a domain name

   Parameter	Description
   Domain Name Prefix	If you enter a prefix, a subdomain is used for website access. Either the domain name or its subdomains can be resolved to the EIP of the instance. Suppose the domain name is wpwebsite.com. If the domain name prefix is left empty, wpwebsite.com is resolved to the EIP. If the domain name prefix is www, the subdomain www.wpwebsite.com is mapped to the EIP.
   EIP	The EIP bound to the instance is displayed here automatically.

6. (Optional) Change the DNS server addresses.

   If the domain name is registered with Huawei Cloud, skip this step. If the domain name is not registered with Huawei Cloud or not hosted on Huawei Cloud DNS, the domain name cannot be resolved. To resolve the domain name, contact your DNS provider to change the DNS servers to the following Huawei Cloud DNS servers: The time required for applying the new DNS server configuration is determined by the DNS service provider.

   • ns1.huaweicloud-dns.com: DNS server for regions in the Chinese mainland
   • ns1.huaweicloud-dns.cn: DNS server for regions in the Chinese mainland
   • ns1.huaweicloud-dns.net: DNS server for countries or regions outside the Chinese mainland
   • ns1.huaweicloud-dns.org: DNS server for countries or regions outside the Chinese mainland

   For details about how to change the DNS server addresses of a third-party registrar, see Changing DNS Servers for a Public Domain Name.

7. View the added domain name in the domain name list.
   Figure 5 Domain names
   

   Table 3 Domain names

   Parameter	Description
   Domain Names	Domain name added to the FlexusL instance.
   Resolution Status	Whether the resolution is complete.
   Enterprise Project	Enterprise project associated with the domain name.
   Operation	Configure Record Set If you need to add more domain name resolution records, click Configure Record Set and resolve the domain name or subdomain name to the EIP of the current FlexusL as prompted. For details about the parameters, see Table 2. Remove If you want to change the domain name or do not want to use the domain name any longer, you can click Remove in the Operation column to unbind the domain name from the instance. NOTE: Removing a domain name will also delete the record sets configured for the domain name. As a result, the domain name cannot be used to access the website. If you add the domain name again, you need to configure DNS resolution for it again.

8. Click on the left of the domain name to view the resolved domain name.
   Figure 6 Resolved domain names
   

   Table 4 Resolved domain names

   Parameter	Description
   Subdomain	Resolved domain name.
   Status	Status of the domain name or subdomain. Normal: The domain name is resolved normally and the website can be accessed using the domain name or subdomain. Disabled: The record set is disabled, and the domain name or subdomain cannot be used to access the website. The record set is still displayed in the list.
   Package ID	Package ID of the FlexusL instance.
   EIP	The EIP of the instance mapped to the domain name or subdomain.
   Operation	Disable/Enable The domain name registry reviews the legitimacy of the website and restricts website access during domain name licensing. If you have added record sets on the DNS console, you need to disable them and enable them after the licensing is complete. Delete

9. In the address box of the web browser, enter http://Domain name to access the website.

Helpful Links

• How Do I Check Whether a Record Set Has Taken Effect?
• What Do I Do If a Record Set Does Not Take Effect?