How do I publish my website?

Everytime I try to access my website through the server base URL I keep getting a DNS error. How can I fix this?

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You need the DNS servers to be set up to know where your server is. Who looks after them for you?

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Is there a way to set them up myself? I am also trying to make my desktop into a server. Right now my internet provider is my university.

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Well, you could run a DNS server on a machine somewhere (including the Confluence server), but just running a DNS server doesn't mean anyone will use it. Your ISP needs to put the DNS entries into their DNS servers for other people to pick it up.

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How would I run a DNS server? This is my first time trying to set up a server for a website so I don't really know much. Any info is great help.

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Download and install one. A lot of people use BIND, but that's quite a heavyweight. dnsmasq is a lot lighter and easier for the basics.

However, putting a DNS server on a network can be risky if you aren't careful with it. If you're doing this on a network you don't own, you could cause problems.