# Can't access NC locally with external domain **URL:** \ **Category:** ℹ️ Support\ **Created:** [July 3, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cant-access-nc-locally-with-external-domain/86409 "2020-07-03T10:46:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arthur\_Dent](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/arthur_dent/32/26788_2.png) [@Arthur\_Dent](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Arthur_Dent)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cant-access-nc-locally-with-external-domain/86409/1 "2020-07-03T10:46:38Z")
Nextcloud version _(eg, 18.0.2)_: Operating system and version Ubuntu 20.04 Apache or nginx version PHP version: 7.3.18 The issue you are facing: Just set up NC for the first time. Got relevant ports open and port forwarding is working fine. I have a dynamic DNS setup through no-ip which points to my NC server. There is an SSL certificate attached to the no-ip domain. If I’m external to the local network, I can access NC absolutely fine using the no-ip domain. If im internal to the network, I can’t use the no-ip domain but can use via local IP address, albeit without SSL because theres no certificate for the local IP. I have a pi-hole set up which works well and the no-ip domain is not blocked. My router (EE Smarthub) is set to use the pi-hole as DNS so all DNS requests are routed through the pi-hole How do I use the external no-ip domain name internally? Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? _(Y/N)_: Y ---
**Author:** ![mad73](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/mad73/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@mad73](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/mad73)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cant-access-nc-locally-with-external-domain/86409/2 "2020-08-11T23:05:12Z")
I’m having this exact same problem (minus the pi-hole set up), and I can’t find information about this issue anywhere. Bump. ---
**Author:** ![Arthur\_Dent](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/arthur_dent/32/26788_2.png) [@Arthur\_Dent](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Arthur_Dent)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cant-access-nc-locally-with-external-domain/86409/3 "2020-08-12T07:01:53Z")
Hi mad73. I actually figured it out myself. You need to add a DNS entry for the host and related IP into your router or whatever system handles DNS. That way, whenever there’s a request by the hostname it will always get looped back to your internal IP ---
**Author:** ![mad73](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/mad73/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@mad73](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/mad73)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cant-access-nc-locally-with-external-domain/86409/4 "2020-08-18T00:14:23Z")
Thanks - that worked for me too. ---
**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cant-access-nc-locally-with-external-domain/86409/5 "2024-12-12T07:35:38Z")
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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/cant-access-nc-locally-with-external-domain/86409/6 "2024-12-12T07:35:39Z")