Some FQDN questions
I have just gotten into Linode and setting up my own server. I'm new to system/dev-ops so the guides have been helpful, however I'm confused on one detail.
I've set my hostname which seems to just be a nice identifier for the machine.
I've taken a look at the /etc/hosts file and the recommendation of an FQDN is myhostname.somedomain.com. My question is when do I need this?
My hosts file has:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 myhostname
The guide on hosts specifically mentions that loopback domain being set to my hostname to avoid a sudo error. However it also mentions the FQDN as something to do instead of/addition to setting that it seems? Eventually I plan to purchase a domain name for my web server. Once I do, do I need to come back and add a line````
It seems I can reach my linode remotely now with the IP or that special <u>ID.members.linode.com</u> address they've setup. That seems to work great while this is under development. In fact, the hosts file previously had:
127.0.1.1 ubuntu.members.linode.com ubuntu
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Which I've removed, since it seems to relate to nothing aside from ubuntu being the initial hostname. Should I add that back for the loopback domain but with my hostname instead of ubuntu?
Thanks for the help!
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127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 myhostname
You can leave it this way and then you can use "myhostname" whenever you are prompted for your hostname.
Then later on when you have bought a domain you can go and update all the "myhostname"s with your new domain name.
