I've created a DNS Zone for a resource that is supporting a virtual machine. My DNS is being hosted on GoDaddy. After creating the appropriate A & CNAME records my URL is still not working. I also can't figure out how to get the DNS Zone enabled on https

Hello Kristina Newton

We understand that you're currently facing issues with your DNS Zone configuration. To assist you better, please review the following DNS troubleshooting steps:

1. Verify DNS Propagation use tools like https://dnschecker.org to check if your A and CNAME records have propagated globally.
2. Check A Record, ensure the A record points to the public IP address of your Azure VM.
3. Check CNAME record If you're using a subdomain (e.g., www.yourdomain.com), the CNAME should point to the A record or directly to the domain.
4. Make sure your VM’s Network Security Group (NSG) allows inbound traffic on ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS).

Since you're not using Azure App Services, you can either get an SSL certificate from a trusted Certificate Authority (CA) like Let's Encrypt (free) or buy one from GoDaddy.

1. Log in to GoDaddy and purchase an SSL certificate (e.g., Standard SSL DV) for your domain (e.g., example.com or *.example.com for subdomains).
2. During the purchase, GoDaddy will ask for a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).

Bitnami supports Encrypt via a tool called lego.(Free SSL)

1. SSH into your VM.
2. Run the following to request a certificate
3. sudo /opt/bitnami/bncert-tool

Once SSL is installed, configure Apache to redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS. This is usually done in the Apache config file:

Sharing similar thread which might be helpful to you. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/440927/how-do-i-properly-setup-domain-and-common-name-for

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