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Resolve an error "The web host domain.xyz does not exist"

This guide is for you if you encounter the error The web host does not exist when visiting the address of a site on an Infomaniak Web Hosting.

 

Preamble

  • This type of error usually occurs because your domain name is not correctly linked to your site (your domain name is probably pointing to the wrong IP address or is misconfigured).
    • Example: a domain abc.xyz that is misconfigured and would point to an IPv4 Starter hosting and to a shared hosting in IPv6…

 

Resolve a Domain - Website Linking Issue

To get your site back online:

  • Check the DNS zone of your domain name, especially its A records.
  • Correct them if necessary by entering the IP address of your hosting.

To do this, the easiest way is to use the Infomaniak DNS Diagnostic Tool to automatically correct the pointing, by previously grouping the products in the same Organization if necessary.


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