ISPconfig - How do I view my site without a domain?

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Why access your site without a domain name?

It can be useful not to make your website public straight away in an emergency, to check the configuration of your site and make sure it is working properly.

How do I view my site without a domain?

1. Log in to your LWS Panel customer area

ISPconfig - How do I view my site without a domain?

2. Click on the Server tab

ISPconfig - How do I view my site without a domain?

3. Click on the Manage button

ISPconfig - How do I view my site without a domain?

4. Click on the Administration Panel button

ISPconfig - How do I view my site without a domain?


5. Enter the password and user ISPConfig

ISPconfig - How do I view my site without a domain?

6. Click on Sites and then on Add a new site

ISPconfig - How do I view my site without a domain?

7. Enter your fictitious domain name then click on Save

ISPconfig - How do I view my site without a domain?


8. Then locate and edit the hosts file to make the fictitious domain name accessible from your computer.

On Windows, the original hosts file can be found here:C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

ISPconfig - How do I view my site without a domain?


9. Open the file (with Notepad or notepad):

Add a line at the bottom of the page, in the format :

12.123.12.123 mydomain.com www.mondomaine.com


ISPconfig - How do I view my site without a domain?

In this example, "12.123.12.123" is the IP of your server (to be replaced by yours), and "mydomain.com" is your domain name (to be replaced by the address you wish to consult).

Save the changes.

10. Your fictitious domain is instantly operational: you can now see it "online" via any web browser installed on your computer (it is not visible from the outside, on the Internet or from another computer).

To be visible on a search engine such as Google, you will need a domain name.

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