Updating Your VPS Hostname: A Step-by-Step Guide

A hostname is a unique name for a computer or network node on a network, making it available to the network and people. They can describe physical addresses and network nodes with multiple domains. On the World Wide Web, hostnames are resolved to IP addresses using the Domain Name System, providing a one-to-one description of each network user.

a) Linux

1. First, open a terminal and enter the hostname or hostnamectl command to display it.

2. Then, edit the configuration package file by typing sudo nano /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg, find the line that holds the hostname, and change its value from false to true.

3. The configuration package initiates the task at the startup stage, setting the server’s default locale and hostname, among other tasks.

4. Next, enter the sudo nano /etc/hostname command to open the hostname file.

5. You then need to overwrite the value with the desired hostname. Then, press CTR+X and Y to save your changes.

6. After that, enter the sudo nano /etc/hosts command to open the hostname file. You can then follow step 5 to change the host.

7. Finally, enter the sudo reboot command to restart the Linux system, and your host and hostname will be changed successfully.

b) Windows

1. First, open My Computer Properties and click the Change Settings button under Computer Name, Domain, and Workgroup Settings.

2. Then, click the Change button under the Computer Name tab, set a new hostname (computer name) for the system, and click OK.

3. Finally, a system reboot is necessary for this issue, and you can either restart your system or update to the latest version.