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			* The command to access the file will be:
			sudo vim /etc/hosts
	* From here you will want to add the IP address of your server and the hostname (eg. 166.70.181.4 example.com www.example.com)		* From here you will want to add the IP address of your server and the hostname (eg. 166.70.181.4 example.com www.example.com)
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=Setting Up Hosts File=
* You can use these steps to view your site on your new Cloud server
* '''NOTE: once you have completed the migration - make sure to remove this info from your host file'''

== Video ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AViRNiN5nno XMission Support: Setting up hosts file]

===Windows===
*Make sure you can view file extensions on your computer. Click on My Computer > Tools > Folder Options
** Under Hidden Files and Folders - make sure it states Show hidden files and folder
** Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types
** Uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
**Click Apply

'''Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\'''

[[File:Hostfiledocuexplorer.png|600px]]

* In this folder you should see a file called hosts
* You can right click and choose Open or Open with - choose Notepad (NOTE: Windows 8 and higher users need to open Notepad as administrator.)

'''Note:''' on Windows 7 you can also use the "run" tool and open the hosts file by entering:

notepad c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

[[File:Runhosts.png]]

Here is what it will look like.

[[File:Hostsnotepadeditted.png|600px]]

* Note that the pound character "#" causes the DNS software on your computer to consider anything that follows it in a line as a comment and will therefore ignore that part
* You will want to add the following information we send you to the bottom of your hosts file:

<ip-address> <domain.com> <www.domain.com>

*Where the <ip-address> is the ip address of your server (eg. 166.70.181.4) and <domain.com> is your domain name so it will look something like this:

166.70.22.1 mydomain.com www.mydomain.com

==Linux ==
* Edit your hosts file though a terminal

[[File:Sudovimhosts.png]]

* The line will look similar to this:

[[File:Vimhosts.png]]

* From here you will want to add the IP address of your server and the hostname (example: 166.70.181.4 example.com www.example.com)
* Save and close your file. Now when you go to your domain on your computer it will resolve to the IP address you specified.

==Mac OSX==
You will need to open a terminal which can be done through your utilities folder.

[[File:OSXterminal.png|600px]]

* Edit your hosts file though a terminal
[[File:Macosxsudovim.png]]

* From here you will want to add the IP address of your server and the hostname (eg. 166.70.181.4 example.com www.example.com)
* Should look like this

[[File:Macosxhosts.png]]

* Save and close your file
* run this in your terminal '''dscacheutil –flushcache'''

[[File:Dnscacheclearmacosx.png]]

*Now when you goto your domain on your computer it will resolve to the IP address you specified.

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Benjii: /* Mac OSX */

Jab at 15:45, 26 February 2019

Jab at 15:44, 26 February 2019

Jab: Created page with "=Setting Up Hosts File= * You can use these steps to view your site on your new Cloud server * '''NOTE: once you have completed the migration - make sure to remove this info f..."