DNS – Point a Subdomain with CNAME to a DDNS Subdomain

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I got a Synology NAS, with different virtual hosts, so i got a DDNS (user.synology.me), let's say the virtual hosts are server1, server2 and server3, so i can access them using server1.user.synology.me, etc.

I pointed my example.com to user.synology.me using a CNAME, then I created a subdomain: server.example.com, using CNAME pointing it to server1.user.synology.me, the problem is, when I go to server.example.com it takes me to user.synology.me, instead of server1.user.synology.me.

What can I do here?

Best Answer

I think I need to draw a diagram to understand what you're doing here, but to be honest, point your CNAME to the proper A record for the destination. Don't chain CNAMEs.

RFC1034 allows for chaining in a technical sense, but it is simply poor practice.

A similar question was asked previously, and it's worth looking at the discussion: Is a CNAME to CNAME chain allowed?

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