# hostsFile

title: Set Up Local Hosts File label: Server & Software Setup order: 100 authors:

name: Charl Cronje email: charl@webally.co.za link: https://blog.webally.co.za avatar: https://assets.webally.co.za/avatars/darker.jpg edit: repo: "https://github.com/charlpcronje/setup.docs.devserv.me/edit/" base: /src branch: main label: Edit on GitHub editor: enabled: false favicon: favicon.png links:
text: Projects Portfolio link: https://webally.co.za/projects
text: Wiki, Tips and Docs link: https://docs.webally.co.zao.za
text: Resume link: https://cv.webally.co.za
text: LinkedIn link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlpcronje
text: GitHub link: https://github.com/charlpcronje
text: Upwork Profile link: https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01ccb1439024ec9c50 footer: copyright: "webAlly © Copyright . All rights reserved."---

If your DNS is not point on the same server then you can simply check the functionality of the website by enter the IP and Domain in the /etc/hosts file.

Note - You have to enter these details in the host OS (Windows Hosts File)

code C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

hosts
Server-Ip-Address    securezone.co.za
Server-Ip-Address    graph.securezone.co.za
Server-Ip-Address    api.securezone.co.za
Server-Ip-Address    old.securezone.co.za