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07-14-2010, 05:19 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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Is there a "standard" VPS hostname?
I recently ordered a VPS and chose a weird (I think) hostname, 'server.domain.com'
I was reading an article mentioning that some applications might break but failed to mention a solution... perhaps the person was misinformed. As long as it RESOLVES, it should be okay, right?
Out of curiosity, is there a more standard hostname you guys setup for your VPS? Such as 'www.domain.com' or just simply 'domain.com' ?
Is there a pro or con of any of this or none of it matters one bit? I just don't want to spend days and weeks setting up the VPS or worse running sites then having to reload and installing everything cause of a host name.
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07-14-2010, 05:35 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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There's nothing at all wrong with 'server.domain.com' as a hostname -- provided of course that 'domain.com' is actually your domain, and that you create an A record for 'server.domain.com' in your DNS.
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07-14-2010, 05:58 PM #3WHT Addict
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07-14-2010, 06:42 PM #4Web Hosting Guru
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07-14-2010, 06:46 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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I usually do something like lastoctetofip.location.example.com, so it .41 would be 41.ord.example.com
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07-14-2010, 07:17 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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07-14-2010, 07:30 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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there's no standard, you can use whatever you want for a hostname.
if you don't have idea what to use, describe machine purpose:
e.g.
multi purpose server = server.domain.com
mailserver = mail.domain.com
web server = www.domain.com
Johnny's laptop = johnny-laptop.domain.com
the first part is hostname, the rest is domain, and both are FQDN (fully qualified domain name)Last edited by xtrac568; 07-14-2010 at 07:35 PM.
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07-14-2010, 08:58 PM #8Aspiring Evangelist
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does anyone know how to change hostname in Debian? i try to change hostname on Soluvm from server.domain.com to server but not successful
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07-14-2010, 09:00 PM #9Web Hosting Evangelist
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use the command hostname. also see /etc/hostname
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07-14-2010, 09:21 PM #10Aspiring Evangelist
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07-14-2010, 09:38 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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