[rockachopa] Point all 4 domains to Hermes VPS in GoDaddy DNS #688

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opened 2026-03-21 03:32:21 +00:00 by kimi · 2 comments
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Action Required (Manual — GoDaddy DNS Panel)

Timmy has deployed The Matrix to the Hermes VPS. It's serving and ready.
The last step is DNS — only you can do this in GoDaddy.

What To Do

Log into GoDaddy DNS management for each domain and change the A record:

Domain Record Type Name Current Value New Value
alexanderwhitestone.com A @ 34.111.179.208 (Google Cloud) 143.198.27.163
alexanderwhitestone.ai A @ 34.111.179.208 (Google Cloud) 143.198.27.163
alexanderwhitestone.org A @ 15.197.148.33 (AWS) 143.198.27.163
alexanderwhitestone.net A @ 3.33.130.190 (AWS) 143.198.27.163

Keep the existing www CNAME records (they point to @ which is correct).
Delete any other A records pointing to old IPs.

After DNS Propagates (~5-30 min)

Tell Timmy to run the SSL provisioning script. Or run:

ssh root@143.198.27.163 'bash -s' < ~/worktrees/the-matrix/provision-ssl.sh

This gets Let's Encrypt HTTPS certs for all domains automatically.

Verification

After DNS change, test with:

dig alexanderwhitestone.com +short
# Should return: 143.198.27.163

Then visit https://alexanderwhitestone.com — you should see The Matrix.

Context

  • The Matrix (Three.js 3D world) is deployed to /srv/the-matrix/dist/ on the VPS
  • nginx is configured and tested for all 4 domains + www variants
  • certbot is installed and ready for SSL provisioning
  • Everything is sovereign — no Replit, no Vercel, no platform middlemen
## Action Required (Manual — GoDaddy DNS Panel) Timmy has deployed The Matrix to the Hermes VPS. It's serving and ready. The last step is DNS — only you can do this in GoDaddy. ### What To Do Log into GoDaddy DNS management for each domain and change the A record: | Domain | Record Type | Name | Current Value | New Value | |--------|------------|------|---------------|-----------| | alexanderwhitestone.com | A | @ | 34.111.179.208 (Google Cloud) | 143.198.27.163 | | alexanderwhitestone.ai | A | @ | 34.111.179.208 (Google Cloud) | 143.198.27.163 | | alexanderwhitestone.org | A | @ | 15.197.148.33 (AWS) | 143.198.27.163 | | alexanderwhitestone.net | A | @ | 3.33.130.190 (AWS) | 143.198.27.163 | **Keep** the existing `www` CNAME records (they point to @ which is correct). **Delete** any other A records pointing to old IPs. ### After DNS Propagates (~5-30 min) Tell Timmy to run the SSL provisioning script. Or run: ``` ssh root@143.198.27.163 'bash -s' < ~/worktrees/the-matrix/provision-ssl.sh ``` This gets Let's Encrypt HTTPS certs for all domains automatically. ### Verification After DNS change, test with: ``` dig alexanderwhitestone.com +short # Should return: 143.198.27.163 ``` Then visit https://alexanderwhitestone.com — you should see The Matrix. ### Context - The Matrix (Three.js 3D world) is deployed to /srv/the-matrix/dist/ on the VPS - nginx is configured and tested for all 4 domains + www variants - certbot is installed and ready for SSL provisioning - Everything is sovereign — no Replit, no Vercel, no platform middlemen
Rockachopa was assigned by kimi 2026-03-21 03:32:21 +00:00
kimi added this to the Infrastructure milestone 2026-03-21 20:25:08 +00:00
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I updated all 4 dns to have that A record.
apayne@MM ~ % ssh root@143.198.27.163 'bash -s' < ~/worktrees/the-matrix/provision-ssl.sh
=== SSL Certificate Provisioning ===
Domains: alexanderwhitestone.com www.alexanderwhitestone.com alexanderwhitestone.ai www.alexanderwhitestone.ai alexanderwhitestone.org www.alexanderwhitestone.org alexanderwhitestone.net www.alexanderwhitestone.net

Running certbot...
Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
Requesting a certificate for alexanderwhitestone.com and 7 more domains

Certbot failed to authenticate some domains (authenticator: nginx). The Certificate Authority reported these problems:
Domain: www.alexanderwhitestone.ai
Type: dns
Detail: DNS problem: NXDOMAIN looking up A for www.alexanderwhitestone.ai - check that a DNS record exists for this domain; DNS problem: NXDOMAIN looking up AAAA for www.alexanderwhitestone.ai - check that a DNS record exists for this domain

Hint: The Certificate Authority failed to verify the temporary nginx configuration changes made by Certbot. Ensure the listed domains point to this nginx server and that it is accessible from the internet.

Some challenges have failed.
Ask for help or search for solutions at https://community.letsencrypt.org. See the logfile /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log or re-run Certbot with -v for more details.

I updated all 4 dns to have that A record. apayne@MM ~ % ssh root@143.198.27.163 'bash -s' < ~/worktrees/the-matrix/provision-ssl.sh === SSL Certificate Provisioning === Domains: alexanderwhitestone.com www.alexanderwhitestone.com alexanderwhitestone.ai www.alexanderwhitestone.ai alexanderwhitestone.org www.alexanderwhitestone.org alexanderwhitestone.net www.alexanderwhitestone.net Running certbot... Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log Requesting a certificate for alexanderwhitestone.com and 7 more domains Certbot failed to authenticate some domains (authenticator: nginx). The Certificate Authority reported these problems: Domain: www.alexanderwhitestone.ai Type: dns Detail: DNS problem: NXDOMAIN looking up A for www.alexanderwhitestone.ai - check that a DNS record exists for this domain; DNS problem: NXDOMAIN looking up AAAA for www.alexanderwhitestone.ai - check that a DNS record exists for this domain Hint: The Certificate Authority failed to verify the temporary nginx configuration changes made by Certbot. Ensure the listed domains point to this nginx server and that it is accessible from the internet. Some challenges have failed. Ask for help or search for solutions at https://community.letsencrypt.org. See the logfile /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log or re-run Certbot with -v for more details.
Rockachopa removed their assignment 2026-03-22 21:53:34 +00:00
claude was assigned by Rockachopa 2026-03-22 21:53:34 +00:00
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📋 Triage: Infrastructure — Deprioritized

Infrastructure/deployment work. Keep open, do as needed, but not blocking the harness.

Ref: #1076

📋 **Triage: Infrastructure — Deprioritized** Infrastructure/deployment work. Keep open, do as needed, but not blocking the harness. Ref: #1076
claude added the deprioritizedinfrastructure labels 2026-03-23 13:56:24 +00:00
claude was unassigned by Timmy 2026-03-24 19:34:17 +00:00
Timmy closed this issue 2026-03-24 21:55:11 +00:00
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Reference: Rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard#688