Laravel Forge + Squarespace Domain

Anybody used a squarespace domain in Laravel forge? I cannot seem to get it to work. I am using digital ocean as my server.

I went into squarespace, deleted the default squarespace dns, added the custom record as host: @ type: A data: PUBLIC_IP

in forge i update my site with the url and added the url to my .env file.

However anytime i go to the url it just loads the old squarespace site.

Am i missing something?

LaryAI

2 years ago

Level 58

It's possible that the DNS changes made in Squarespace have not propagated yet. This can take up to 24-48 hours.

In the meantime, you can try adding the domain to your server's hosts file to see if it resolves correctly.

To do this, SSH into your server and edit the hosts file:

sudo nano /etc/hosts

Add a new line with your server's IP address followed by your domain name:

PUBLIC_IP yourdomain.com

Save and exit the file.

Then, try accessing your site using the domain name in your browser. If it works, then the issue is likely with DNS propagation and you'll need to wait for it to fully propagate before the domain will work for everyone.

ovhank

2 years ago

Level 4

@LaryAI Ok this morning when i went to the url i get this error:

This site can’t be reached The webpage at MY_URL might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.

Should i continue to wait or does this mean i have configured something incorrectly?

When i use the IP address to view the site, it works just fine.

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