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* You can use these steps to view your site on your new Cloud server | * 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''' | * '''NOTE: once you have completed the migration - make sure to remove this info from your host file''' | ||
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| + | == Video == | ||
| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AViRNiN5nno XMission Support: Setting up hosts file] | ||
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===Windows=== | ===Windows=== | ||
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'''Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\''' | '''Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\''' | ||
| − | [[File:Hostfiledocuexplorer.png]] | + | [[File:Hostfiledocuexplorer.png|600px]] |
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* In this folder you should see a file called hosts | * 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.) | * 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: | '''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 | |
| − | notepad c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts | + | |
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[[File:Runhosts.png]] | [[File:Runhosts.png]] | ||
Here is what it will look like. | Here is what it will look like. | ||
| − | [[File:Hostsnotepadeditted.png]] | + | [[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 | * 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: | * You will want to add the following information we send you to the bottom of your hosts file: | ||
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| − | + | <ip-address> <domain.com> <www.domain.com> | |
| − | <ip-address> <domain.com> <www.domain.com> | + | |
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*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: | *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 | |
| − | 166.70.22.1 mydomain.com www.mydomain.com | ||
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==Linux == | ==Linux == | ||
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==Mac OSX== | ==Mac OSX== | ||
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| − | [[File:OSXterminal.png]] | + | * You will need to open a terminal which can be done through your utilities folder. |
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| + | [[File:OSXterminal.png|600px]] | ||
* Edit your hosts file though a terminal | * Edit your hosts file though a terminal | ||
| + | *:Type in <code> sudo vim /etc/hosts </code> | ||
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[[File:Macosxsudovim.png]] | [[File:Macosxsudovim.png]] | ||
| + | * You'll be prompted for a password, this is your user password to login to your computer. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[File:Macoshostpassword.png|600px]] | ||
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| + | * Once you've successfully submitted your user password, you will need to press " I " to enter insert mode, you will know you are in "insert mode" as -- INSERT -- should appear at the bottom left corner. | ||
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| + | [[File:Insert_Mode.png]] | ||
| − | * | + | * Add the IP address of your server and the hostname (eg. 166.70.198.101 example.com www.example.com) |
* Should look like this | * Should look like this | ||
| − | [[File:Macosxhosts.png]] | + | [[File:Macosxhosts.png|600px]] |
| + | * Save and close your file | ||
| + | *: To save your file, first press "Esc" to exit "insert mode" then you can enter <code> :wq </code> | ||
| + | *: [[File:Macoshostwritequit.png]] | ||
| − | * | + | * Run this in your terminal <code> dscacheutil –flushcache </code> |
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[[File:Dnscacheclearmacosx.png]] | [[File:Dnscacheclearmacosx.png]] | ||
| − | *Now when you goto your domain on your computer it will resolve to the IP address you specified. | + | * Now when you goto your domain on your computer it will resolve to the IP address you specified. |
| + | * You can test this by running a "Ping" in your terminal and see your host is resolving to the specified ip address. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[File:Macoshostsping.png|600px]] | ||
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| − | + | -------------- | |
| + | [[Category:Troubleshooting]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Hosting Troubleshooting]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Getting Started]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Cloud_Hosting]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:54, 13 September 2021
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
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\
- 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
Here is what it will look like.
- 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
- The line will look similar to this:
- 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.
- Edit your hosts file though a terminal
- Type in
sudo vim /etc/hosts
- Type in
- You'll be prompted for a password, this is your user password to login to your computer.
- Once you've successfully submitted your user password, you will need to press " I " to enter insert mode, you will know you are in "insert mode" as -- INSERT -- should appear at the bottom left corner.
- Add the IP address of your server and the hostname (eg. 166.70.198.101 example.com www.example.com)
- Should look like this
- Save and close your file
- To save your file, first press "Esc" to exit "insert mode" then you can enter
:wq -
- To save your file, first press "Esc" to exit "insert mode" then you can enter
- Run this in your terminal
dscacheutil –flushcache
- Now when you goto your domain on your computer it will resolve to the IP address you specified.
- You can test this by running a "Ping" in your terminal and see your host is resolving to the specified ip address.
