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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 ==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AViRNiN5nno XMission Support: Setting up hosts file]
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===Windows===
 
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==Mac OSX==
 
==Mac OSX==
You will need to open a terminal which can be done through your utilities folder.
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* You will need to open a terminal which can be done through your utilities folder.
  
 
[[File:OSXterminal.png|600px]]
 
[[File:OSXterminal.png|600px]]
  
 
* Edit your hosts file though a terminal
 
* Edit your hosts file though a terminal
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*:Type in <code> sudo vim /etc/hosts </code>
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[[File:Macosxsudovim.png]]
 
[[File:Macosxsudovim.png]]
  
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* You'll be prompted for a password, this is your user password to login to your computer.
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[[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.
  
* 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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[[File:Insert_Mode.png]]
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* 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]]
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[[File:Macosxhosts.png|600px]]
  
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* Save and close your file
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*: To save your file, first press "Esc" to exit "insert mode" then you can enter <code> :wq </code>
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*: [[File:Macoshostwritequit.png]]
  
* Save and close your file
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* Run this in your terminal <code> dscacheutil –flushcache </code>
* run this in your terminal '''dscacheutil –flushcache'''
 
  
 
[[File:Dnscacheclearmacosx.png]]
 
[[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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* Now when you goto your domain on your computer it will resolve to the IP address you specified.
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* You can test this by running a "Ping" in your terminal and see your host is resolving to the specified ip address.
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[[File:Macoshostsping.png|600px]]
  
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Latest revision as of 12:54, 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\

Hostfiledocuexplorer.png

  • 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

Runhosts.png

Here is what it will look like.

Hostsnotepadeditted.png

  • 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

Sudovimhosts.png

  • The line will look similar to this:

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.

OSXterminal.png

  • Edit your hosts file though a terminal
    Type in sudo vim /etc/hosts

Macosxsudovim.png

  • You'll be prompted for a password, this is your user password to login to your computer.

Macoshostpassword.png

  • 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.

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

Macosxhosts.png

  • Save and close your file
    To save your file, first press "Esc" to exit "insert mode" then you can enter  :wq
    Macoshostwritequit.png
  • Run this in your terminal dscacheutil –flushcache

Dnscacheclearmacosx.png

  • 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.

Macoshostsping.png