That is correct usually DNS just points a domain or subdomain to the server then you can use any port you want for example
https://DOMAIN:PORT/_utils for example if you want to access fauxton Regards, Jonathan -----Original Message----- From: Rene Veerman <seductivea...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, 12 August 2019 05:46 To: user@couchdb.apache.org Subject: Re: running couchdb on a .app domain (https enforced) as far as i know, DNS only connects a domain name to an ip address, not to any specific port. there's certainly no option at afraid.org to set it. On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 9:20 PM Peter J Krawetzky <pkrawet...@gmail.com> wrote: > So it seems you are using freedns. Couldn't you just create a new > entry like couchdb.nicer.app and point it to the couchdb server and > port?PeterSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > -------- Original message --------From: Rene Veerman < > seductivea...@gmail.com> Date: 8/11/19 11:58 (GMT-05:00) To: > user@couchdb.apache.org Subject: Re: running couchdb on a .app domain > (https enforced) i don't know much about DNS, other than how to set it > from my domainregistrar to a DNS provider (i use afraid.org), and have > the followingrecords there :11 subdomainsnicer.app [ add ]< > https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/edit.php?edit_domain_id=1290281 > >irc.nicer.app< > https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/edit.php?data_id=18643169> (*G*) > *NotYet Configured.*nicer.app < > https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/edit.php?data_id=18643167> (*G*) > A 82.161.37.94nicer.app < > https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/edit.php?data_id=18643168> (*G*) > MX 10:seductiveapps.comftp.nicer.app< > https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/edit.php?data_id=18643166> (*G*) > A82.161.37.94imap.nicer.app< > https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/edit.php?data_id=18643171> (*G*) > A82.161.37.94lib.nicer.app< > https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/edit.php?data_id=18643174> (*G*) > A82.161.37.94mail.nicer.app< > https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/edit.php?data_id=18643165> (*G*) > A82.161.37.94media.nicer.app< > https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/edit.php?data_id=18643173> (*G*) > A82.161.37.94smtp.nicer.app< > https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/edit.php?data_id=18643170> (*G*) > A82.161.37.94tnp.nicer.app< > https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/edit.php?data_id=18643172> (*G*) > A82.161.37.94www.nicer.app< > https://freedns.afraid.org/subdomain/edit.php?data_id=18643164> (*G*) > A82.161.37.94traffic to regular apache at the https port does work by > the way.i'd love to hear more about what to adjust in what file.coz > now i'm still stuck :(On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 5:52 PM Peter J > Krawetzky < pkrawet...@gmail.com>wrote:> You either need a DNS > definition on your network or an entry in the local> host's file on > the couch server PeterSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy> > smartphone> -------- Original message > --------From: Rene Veerman <> seductivea...@gmail.com> Date: 8/11/19 > 11:35 (GMT-05:00) To:> user@couchdb.apache.org Subject: running > couchdb on a .app domain (https> enforced) i can connect to > localhost:5984/_utils, but not to> nicer.app:5984/_utilsit's the same > machine.how do i get couchdb to work on> a .app domain and be > addressable by that.app domain name?thanks in advance> for any help you can > provide.
