Linux Server Install: Part 8

You’re gonna want to change that hostname, bruh.

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Hostname

The default hostname should be obvious (ubuntu) but you can check with:

hostname

You can get more information with:

hostnamectl

To change the hostname, you can run:

sudo hostnamectl set-hostname [hostname]

Where [hostname] is the name you want it to be. If you run hostnamectl again, you should see the new hostname.

There’s one more place you need to change it and that’s in /etc/hosts

sudo nano /etc/hosts

Change ubuntu to the name you selected in the previous step.

That’s it! Your server should now be using the new hostname. You may need to log out and log back in for the changes to take effect.

Note

Some applications may still use the old hostname until they are restarted. You may need to restart these applications manually to update their configuration.

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