How to make a registred domain name point to an IP address?

Question

I bought a domain name with A Small Orange.

Next, I bought a VPS with SoftsysHosting.

The VPS is running Windows Server 2008 R2 and I would like to know, how to make people who visit my domain, go to my IP address.

I understand something about nameservers, but not the specifics of what kind of setup I need to do.

Do I need to install a DNS server on my VPS and add a record for that domain name; then in my ASmallOrange dashboard insert the ip of my DNS server as the name server?

Any guidance is very much appreciated.

Two downvotes: Is this in the wrong stackexchange site? – Only Bolivian Here Apr 25 '12 at 22:42 — Only Bolivian Here, Apr 25 '12 at 22:42

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 25 '12 at 18:37

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No you don't unless you want to manage the domain on your own DNS server. Otherwise you just can manage it from the controlpanel where you bought the domain.

answered Apr 25 '12 at 18:37

Lucas Kauffman

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To expand on this answer and how it helped. All I had to was go into my control panel where my domain was bought and set the IP where that domain is pointing; in this case the static IP for my VPS. – Only Bolivian Here Apr 27 '12 at 17:55

How to make a registred domain name point to an IP address?

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