# Setting up a primary domain

**URL:** <https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/setting-up-a-primary-domain/121492>\
**Category:** Help! (Home for newbies)\
**Created:** [July 6, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/setting-up-a-primary-domain/121492 "2023-07-06T19:20:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Volt31](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/779978/32.png) [@Volt31](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/Volt31)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/setting-up-a-primary-domain/121492/1 "2023-07-06T19:20:43Z")

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1. Is there documentation on how to set up a domain name to be the primary domain for the server IP address I have been allocated by a hosting company where I have my Webmin/Virtualmin setup?

2. Can I also then point [ns1.domain.com](http://ns1.domain.com) and [ns2.domain.com](http://ns2.domain.com) to the same IP address as I only have one?

3. Can this domain function like any other with a website and email on it or are there some caveats?

| SYSTEM INFORMATION | |
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| OS type and version | Alma Linux 8 |
| Virtualmin version | 7.7 |

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**Author:** ![calport](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/user_avatar/forum.virtualmin.com/calport/32/44_2.png) [@calport](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/calport)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/setting-up-a-primary-domain/121492/2 "2023-07-06T19:46:05Z")

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See

[https://archive.virtualmin.com/node/14954](https://archive.virtualmin.com/node/14954)

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**Author:** ![stefan1959](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@stefan1959](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/stefan1959)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/setting-up-a-primary-domain/121492/3 "2023-07-06T22:14:15Z")

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[https://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/dns/faq/](https://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/dns/faq/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cd96d761e326db4b2bef94886a639109bd7a8e76.svg) [@system](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/setting-up-a-primary-domain/121492/4 "2023-09-04T22:14:33Z")

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Closed on September 4, 2023, 10:14pm UTC

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