During the deploy process of my new web platform, I ran into a really puzzling situation. I had my application deployed per DreamHost's documentation, but I kept getting the standard domain landing page ("borngeek.com is almost here!"). This deploy was set up exactly like several other sites I had working successfully, but this one just wasn't working.

I ended up having to reach out to DreamHost support (which is fantastic, by the way), and one of their technicians helped me figure out the issue. Prior to deploying this new Django-powered platform, I was running with WordPress. While running in that environment, I had enabled HTTPS support through the Let's Encrypt service, something DreamHost offers for free. The HTTPS service was configured with a path that no longer applied, seeing as my new folder structure is different from the old WordPress setup.

There are two ways the pathing issue can be fixed at DreamHost:

1. You can reach out to the support team to have them ensure that the HTTPS service is pointing at the right location.
2. You can remove the HTTPS certificate from the domain, and request a new one. The path will be updated as a byproduct of this change.

Hopefully this tip will help someone else out there, as I spent several frustrating hours debugging this issue.

Do you run a WordPress site hosted at DreamHost? Are you seeing infinite redirect errors after adjusting the Do you want www in your URL? setting in the DreamHost control panel? Well friend, I had that same issue. Let me tell you how I fixed it. In this example, I will be migrating from the Add www to the Remove www value for the aforementioned setting.

Step 1: Change WordPress internal settings

1. In WordPress, browse to the Settings » General menu item.
2. Change both the WordPress Address and the Site Address to the new URL (in this case https://borngeek.com). Make sure there's no trailing slash.

Step 2: Change DreamHost control panel settings

1. In the DreamHost control panel, navigate to the Domains » Manage Domains menu item.
2. Click the Edit link next to the domain you want to change.
3. Set the Do you want www in your URL? setting to the desired value.
4. Click the Save button to save the change.

Step 3: Change https settings (if applicable)

This is the step that I got tripped up on (but finally stumbled upon). My site has HTTPS turned on, and there's a setting we need to change.

1. On the Domains » Manage Domains page, click the https On link next to the domain you're changing.
2. Change the Choose exact URL setting to the variant of your choice.

Now sit back and wait the 5 to 10 minutes for everything to take effect.