Host file alias configuration¶

Host file alias configuration is a system administration practice used to map specific domain names to particular IP addresses using the local computer's hosts file.^[400-devops__10-Version-Control__README.md] This is often done in local development environments to resolve custom server addresses to the local machine (loopback address) before a DNS lookup is performed.^[400-devops__10-Version-Control__README.md]

Usage¶

The configuration is typically used to facilitate communication between services running on the same machine or within a local network.^[400-devops__10-Version-Control__README.md]

For example, a developer might map the addresses drone-server and gitea-server to 127.0.0.1 so that local tools can reach these services using recognizable names instead of IP addresses.^[400-devops__10-Version-Control__README.md]

Sources¶

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