Custom domain stuck on "Validating domain ownership"
morgan01110010
FREEOP

3 days ago

So I created a custom domain yesterday, set up the relevant records, and let it sit overnight. It was still stuck on "Validating domain ownership" this morning. I did some Googling and saw that deleting and recreating the custom domain worked for some people, so I tried that. It's been over an hour, dnschecker.org says the new records have propagated, and I don't want to keep doing the same thing if it isn't working. I did try the Agent chat and it told me to contact support, so... here I am. I'm attaching screenshots since it suggested that as well. Thanks in advance for any help.

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8 Replies

Status changed to Open Railway 3 days ago


Try removing your redirect record.


morgan01110010
FREEOP

3 days ago

Done. I'll let it sit overnight again and report back. Thanks!


Status changed to Awaiting User Response Railway 3 days ago


morgan01110010
FREEOP

3 days ago

So it looks llke it's up and running in the Railway interface, but actually going to havenoftheimaginary.net still results in "This site can’t be reached" etc. I've tried CTRL-SHIFT-R. Also it's working fine on haven-of-the-imaginary-production.up.railway.app

Thoughts?


Status changed to Awaiting Railway Response Railway 3 days ago


I'm able to access your site just fine. Try accessing it from an incognito window or a different device. I'd try clearing your local DNS cache as well.

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morgan01110010
FREEOP

3 days ago

Huh, okay. It does work on my phone but it's still not working on Chrome. I flushed the DNS cache, restarted the browser, and also tried an incognito window. No go.


Try setting your DNS server to use 1.1.1.1 and see if it fixes the issue.


morgan01110010

Huh, okay. It does work on my phone but it's still not working on Chrome. I flushed the DNS cache, restarted the browser, and also tried an incognito window. No go.

domehane
FREE

3 days ago

Hello morgan01110010,

go to chrome://net-internals/#dns and hit "clear host cache" , chrome has its own separate dns cache that flushdns doesn't touch

Hope this help you :)


morgan01110010
FREEOP

2 days ago

I set my DNS server to 1.1.1.1. and also did a "clear host cache" in Chrome. No dice. However, I did figure out that havenoftheimaginary.net worked, but not www.havenoftheimaginary.net. Turns out I'd deleted a CNAME record that I shouldn't have. I replaced it. However, while havenoftheimaginary.net still works, www.havenoftheimaginary.net now yields a Railway error:

Not Found

The train has not arrived at the station.

Please check your network settings to confirm that your domain has provisioned.

If you are a visitor, please let the owner know you're stuck at the station.

Request ID:
Yjz7qyrgT5CzYObLU79b0g

I've included a screenshot of the error, my domain settings on Railway, and my DNS settings.

I'm guessing I need to create another custom domain for www.havenoftheimaginary.net, but since I can't do that without upgrading my plan, I just want to confirm that that's the case, and that there isn't something else I need to fix.


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